Could computers actually be bad for learning?
Real AudioA new study by two German professors, published by Britain's Royal Economic Society, finds little evidence that computers at home or in schools improve student performance. The study covers hundreds of thousands of students in 31 countries, including the U.S. and Canada. (Download the study as a PDF file.)
Ludger Woessmann from the University of Munich is one of the authors. He says previous studies have shown that computer use is associated with better student performance on standardized tests. But those studies often don't account for important factors that skew the results. (Jeff Horwich guest-hosts.)
**Update:** No sooner did this episode air than I spotted this article from the Washington Post, about a movement to use computers less -- or at least more appropriately -- in public schools in Maryland. -- JH
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