GoKnow Learning released today scientifically-based research (SBR) that demonstrates handheld computer use in K-12 classrooms leads to student achievement gains. The landmark research will help schools nationwide secure grant money to introduce GoKnow’s proven technology and improve test scores, according to Elliot Soloway, PhD, co-founder of GoKnow and professor at the University of Michigan.

According to both Soloway and Norris, the research shows that in the first year of the study, handheld computer groups did 2 percent better than non-handheld groups. In the second year, handheld groups performed 13 percent better in science than non-handheld groups.

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