Sweden wants to return to textbooks after 15 years of digitized classrooms
Fifteen years ago, the country replaced paper books with tablets and laptops. Now, it wants to return to printed texts due to the failure of the measure, which negatively impacted reading comprehension, attention, and performance
After 15 years since the decision that led Sweden to replace printed books with tablets and laptops, the country wants to return to paper texts. The reason? The failure of a gamble on digital education that negatively impacted reading comprehension, attention, and performance.
Sweden went from textbooks to screens; it was a multi-million dollar investment that did not yield the expected results. In this regard, and “following the impact on actual assessments and pressure from families,” Sweden will have to reinvest millions, “but this time to bring back the paper textbooks it once considered obsolete.”
It is estimated that the amount will exceed one hundred million euros to revitalize a student system that has not been a complete failure; simply put, “the excess of electronic devices in classrooms has not been entirely balanced.”
After the initial phase, teachers and families began to notice “difficulties in reading comprehension, information retention, loss of attention, and poor writing skills.”
Experts point out that backlit screens have been detrimental to concentration and understanding. Now, the idea is to alternate digital and physical materials to achieve better results. “Of course, e-books are not bad, but, as always, too much of anything is bad. Constant use of devices is something that must be managed at a general level,” according to the experts.
M.Pino
Source: computerhoy
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