The article doesn't give enough info, e.g.:
* the age ranges of the children studied.
* the educational software used - how good was it?
* what the conclusions were and, if tentative, what follow-up studies are proposed.

An article which I think I saw posted here describes how Indian slum children aged 6-12 took to computers like ducks to water.

The most likely conclusion is that you need to use a variety of techiques with children, at least in the West - especially as all children are different. But in an education-impoverished environment like Indian slums IT has a lot to offer because ther's so little else.

Posted by: Philip Chalmers on June 25, 2003 07:43 AM

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I think Mac probably has it right, everything is equally difficult. And children are used to making mistakes. Adults fall victim to past success (not involving the new technique or tool). They may try to apply experience they have had with the old to the new thing, and it may not apply.

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