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This paper reports the results of an experiment with secondary school students designed to improve their ability to reason, argument, and communicate using mathematics. These goals are at the core of many educational reforms. A structured pedagogical intervention was created that fostered a more...
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The One Laptop Per Child initiative is an educational program that aims at deploying millions of rugged, ultra low-cost, individually connected laptop computers to the majority of children in developing nations that today lack access to such devices.
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This paper presents results from a randomized control trial in which approximately 1,000 OLPC XO laptops were provided for home use to children attending primary schools in Lima, Peru. The intervention increased access and use of home computers, with some substitution away from computer use...
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themselves. The use of technologies in education is not a magic and rapid solution through which educational problems and …
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Un obstáculo mayor para el uso de las computadoras en las escuelas ha sido la dificultad de acceso cuando y donde fuera necesario. Es evidente que existe una realidad nueva y diferente en los miles de salones de clase de escuelas primarias y secundarias donde cada estudiante tiene su propia...
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The One Laptop Per Child initiative is an educational program that aims at deploying millions of rugged, ultra low-cost, individually connected laptop computers to the majority of children in developing nations that today lack access to such devices.
Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10010653927
Un obstáculo mayor para el uso de las computadoras en las escuelas ha sido la dificultad de acceso cuando y donde fuera necesario. Es evidente que existe una realidad nueva y diferente en los miles de salones de clase de escuelas primarias y secundarias donde cada estudiante tiene su propia...
Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10010658763
In areas torn by war and violence, effective education can prepare the next generation for a productive life, heal … psychological wounds, prevent cyclical violence, and achieve peace. "From Bullets to Blackboards" profiles ten exemplary education …, primary and bilingual education, vocational skills for ex-combatants and displaced families, and training for human rights and …
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The past decade has seen the emergence of numerous rigorous impact evaluations of teacher policies. This paper reviews the economic theory and empirical evidence on eight teacher policy goals: (1) setting clear expectations for teachers; (2) attracting the best into teaching; (3) preparing...
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This paper considers the effects of trade unions on the education sector in Argentina and the channels of union … class days). Based on estimates of education production functions both in this paper and elsewhere, we expect this to …, education budget and teachers' salaries). Reviewing these results, we conclude that the impact of unions on students …
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