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The negative effect
New study finds giving pupils access to laptops in the classroom has a negative effect. Giving school students access to iPads, laptops or e-books in the classroom appears to hurt their learning, new research has found. However, putting this technology in the hands of a teacher is associated with more positive results.
The positive effect
Technology allows students to help each other and work together across to better understand the material. In that sense, they can sometimes serve as the (supervised) teachers — and learning through instruction is known to be highly effective for mastering a topic and solving problems.
