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It is not clear to me that is the case. Has the proliferation of screens actually improved learning outcomes? It appears to me that e.g., HS graduate standards
by Amezarak 4y ago
It is not clear to me that is the case. Has the proliferation of screens actually improved learning outcomes?
It appears to me that e.g., HS graduate standards have been gradually lowered over time, particularly the further back you go. Maybe this is independent of the screens.
- pythonaut_16 4y agoUnequivocally yes. Not every usage of a screen in education is beneficial. But there are absolutely numerous use cases where being able to display graphics on a screen (or even better interactively) is a massive benefit. Think of any sort of science that's better shown with animation than just a static image on a page for example.
- Amezarak 4y agoSure, no doubt, a video can sometimes make things much clearer. A great example (to me) is this [1] for example. I had understood from the old illustrations that I was supposed to imagine something like that, but video makes it incredibly clear. The actual net impact of screens in classrooms, however, appears to me to be extremely negative, and I think learning outcomes bear that out. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwgIjBUYVc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrwgIjBUYVc