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Technology Can Help Children To Perform Better At School
2nd September 2010
With children heading back to school over the next couple of weeks and increasing pressure to achieve good GCSE and A level grades, the dilemma for parents is 'how do I help my child?'
Children are becoming more and more tech-savvy and using technology in their day-today lives. There have been some reports saying children spend too much time in front of computers but by cutting the time they spend on the screen you may actually be causing more harm than good. That's according to new research out today, which reveals that the more a child uses technology, the more they are expected to perform better academically.
The survey, carried out by Pearson UK - the company that runs Edexcel, the UK's largest exam board - revealed that expected high achievers spend on average 5 hours a day doing schoolwork on the computer, while average performing students under the age of 16 only spend 4 hours or fewer. And parents who have a good understanding of how technology can aid education are more likely to have high-performing children, with three out of five of those with an understanding expecting their children to perform above average.
There are an increasing amount of technological tools to help children with their learning, including personalised homework tools, tools to help teacher's track progress and platforms that allow teachers and their pupils to interact wherever in the world they might be.
However, not all parents are aware of the benefits with just over two thirds of parents saying they felt they would benefit from schools explaining how technology is used in the classroom.
In this podcast Rod Bristow, president of education provider Pearson UK - the company that runs Edexcel, the UK's largest exam board explains how technology can help learning.
The survey also reveals the extent to which some children now spend in front of screens to help their schoolwork. Nearly a quarter of all under 16s spend over 10 hours a week doing homework on the computer and even the average five year old will spend 2 hours a week doing learning via the computer.
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