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Learning with technology gets the right results says Becta |
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Friday, 05 September 2008 |
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Becta, the education technology agency, is urging schools to improve the way they use technology to support learning, as evidence continues to build around the positive impact on GCSE results and grades. Research reveals that schools that embrace technology see a significant improvement in GCSE results compared with those that do not. Key findings from six years of research by Becta include:
> in GCSE science, the average gain from ICT use is 0.56 of a grade (in 2002, 52,484 pupils moved from grade D to C as a result of using technology in their learning)
> school 'e-maturity' - where technology is integrated across the curriculum and wider school life - is statistically linked to lower absence rates and higher points and percentage A*-C grades at GCSE
> schools making good use of broadband and connectivity demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in the percentage of pupils gaining 5+ A*-Cs at GCSE in the year after broadband introduction
> a study of young people's ICT use in the home showed a significant positive association between pupils' home use of ICT for educational purposes and improved attainment in national tests for maths and English GCSE
> the introduction of interactive whiteboards results in pupils' performance in national tests in English (particularly for low-achieving pupils and for writing), maths and science, improving more than that of pupils in schools without interactive whiteboards.
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