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validated the model in that way, we calibrate it to eBay data to quantify the speed of learning. We find that ratings can be …
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EdTech which includes online education, computer assisted learning (CAL), and remote instruction was expanding rapidly … even before the current full-scale substitution for in-person learning at all levels of education around the world because …-based instruction, but often additional non-technology based inputs such as more time on learning and instructional support by …
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A substantial amount of money is spent on technology by schools, families and policymakers with the hope of improving educational outcomes. This chapter explores the theoretical and empirical literature on the impacts of technology on educational outcomes. The literature focuses on two primary...
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computers. Thus, the mere availability of computers at home seems to distract students from effective learning. But measures of …
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Demand for personalized online tutoring in higher education is growing but there is little research on its effectiveness. We conducted an RCT offering remote peer tutoring in micro- and macroeconomics at a German university teaching online due to the Covid-pandemic. Treated students met in small...
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opening K-12 schools with in-person learning is associated with a 5 (SE = 2) percentage points increase in the growth rate of …
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Online delivery of higher education has taken center stage but is fraught with issues of student self-organization. We conducted an RCT to study the effects of remote peer mentoring at a German university that switched to online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mentors and mentees met...
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We use high frequency internet search data to study in real time how US households sought out online learning resources …-centered online learning resources had roughly doubled relative to baseline. Areas of the country with higher income, better internet … lost school-based learning time. Accounting for such differences and promoting more equitable access to online learning …
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Though online technology has generated excitement about its potential to increase access to education, most research has focused on comparing student performance across online and in-person formats. We provide the first evidence that online education affects the number of people pursuing formal...
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We present experimental evidence on the impact of a technology-aided after-school instruction program on learning … relative gain was much greater for academically-weaker students because their rate of learning in the control group was close … to zero. We show that the program was able to effectively cater to the very wide variation in student learning levels …
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