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Carter, Susan Payne; Greenberg, Kyle; Walker, Michael S. – Education Next, 2017
Laptop computers have become commonplace in K-12 and college classrooms. With that, educators now face a critical decision. Should they embrace computers and put technology at the center of their instruction? Should they allow students to decide for themselves whether to use computers during class? Or should they ban screens altogether and embrace…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Influence of Technology, Academic Achievement
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Esther Duflo; Pascaline Dupas; Michael Kremer – Education Next, 2009
Tracking students into different classrooms according to their prior academic performance is controversial among both scholars and policymakers. If teachers find it easier to teach a homogeneous group of students, tracking could enhance school effectiveness and raise test scores of both low- and high-ability students. If students benefit from…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Foreign Countries