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As the pandemic drove a sudden, massive and necessary shift to online education last year, students were forced to access much of their school reading assignments digitally. Turning so heavily to screens for school reading was a temporary fix and should remain that way.
A wealth of research comparing print and digital reading points to the same conclusion print matters. For most students, print is the most effective way to learn and to retain that knowledge long-term.
When measuring reading comprehension, researchers typically ask people to read passages and then answer questions or write short essays. Regardless of the age of the students, reliably similar patterns occur.
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The rush to embrace new digital reading platforms and educational materials could have consequences for how students learn, as research shows people read faster but comprehend less with digital texts as opposed to print.
May 10, 2021 •
Christina House/TNS (TNS) As the pandemic drove a sudden, massive and necessary shift to online education last year, students were forced to access much of their school reading assignments digitally. Turning so heavily to screens for school reading was a temporary fix and should remain that way.
A wealth of research comparing print and digital reading points to the same conclusion print matters. For most students, print is the most effective way to learn and to retain that knowledge long-term.
The survey includes responses from 772 teaching faculty, 514 academic administrators and 1,413 students who were registered at a U.S. higher education institution for both the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters. The results will be discussed in a Cengage webcast tomorrow.
The majority of students, 73 percent, somewhat or strongly (46 percent) agreed that they would like to take some fully online courses in the future. A slightly smaller number of students, 68 percent, indicated they would be interested in taking courses offering a combination of in-person and online instruction.
For in-person courses, 68 percent of students strongly or somewhat agreed that they would like to see greater use of technology. The use of digital materials and digital resources was also popular, with 67 percent indicating they would like to see an increase in usage of these materials.
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BOSTON, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The higher education industry navigated many challenges over the last year, including the transition to online learning. As students, faculty and administrators reflect on the last year, the majority actually give pandemic learning a decent grade. In fact, more students gave pandemic learning an A grade, while more faculty and administrators gave it a B grade, according to the fourth and final installment of the Digital Learning Pulse Survey, a four-part series to better understand the needs of colleges during COVID-19.
Pandemic Era Report Card: Digital Learning Pulse Survey results show college students give decent grades for pandemic learning, are positive about online learning post-pandemic
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