Computer Use Lagging in Schools. March 12, ... High-poverty schools fare the worst in using computers to help teach so-called "critical learning" skills, according to the survey.

In 1983, there was one computer per 125 students enrolled in public schools, according to an article in Education Week. Some were being used for career guidance , not in the classroom.

In addition to comparing computer use at schools with academic achievement, the report also released results from a 2012 computerized PISA test that assessed digital skills.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) looked at computer use among 15-year-olds across 31 nations and regions, and found that students who used computers more at school had ...

“Right now there is a disincentive for schools to offer computer science (courses) and a disincentive for students to take them,” Olsen said. Currently, most high schools in the state don’t offer high ...

Related: Lower test scores for students who use computers often in school, 31-country study finds. Computer usage in U.S. schools ranges widely but very few students are using it for many hours a day, ...

another parent brought the issue to the attention of our 11 news i-team almost two months ago when she discovered her daughter had used a school based computer program to connect with the public.

Norman Public Schools is just one of many districts nationwide that have embraced educational technology, a way of teaching and learning ideally enhanced through the use of classroom technology.

Washington teacher Tammie Schrader is so enthusiastic about computer games in education that she thinks they can be used to teach programming skills that lead to college — starting in middle school.

Aine GivensHow computer use in public school classrooms has changed since 2009 One measure of how much more prevalent computers are in schools is the way that teachers and students have been ...

During the 2019-2020 school year, 45% of schools reported having a computer for each student and an additional 37% had a computer for each student in some grades or classrooms.