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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. This story also appeared in USA Today. But they are all misleading.

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8 LMS features that support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond

Neo LMS

It helps them find a balance between frontal lessons and individual study, interaction and reflection, formal evaluation and self-assessment. . It can include questions such as: How many hours a week do you dedicate to independent study? Ratings and reviews . Students can rate the classes they take in an LMS.

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Can A New Online Learning Platform Improve Employment For Those With Visual Impairment?

Edsurge

Despite being capable of working a variety of jobs, people who are blind or visually impaired tend to have low job placement rates, low salaries and an unusually high underemployment rate. The company, Clusive, Inc., The company acts as a training provider to state vocational rehab and blind services agencies across the country.

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Walmart Chooses Three Colleges Where Its Employees Can Study For $1 a Day

Edsurge

Employees pay $1 a day to participate, and the company covers “tuition, books and fees,” according to an explanation of the program on the retail giant’s website. Gallagher says that past studies show that about five percent of employees take advantage of tuition benefits by companies. The retail chain employs more than 1.4

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What the FCC Should Do Now to Support America and Our Learners

Edsurge

Study and Share: As more Americans are told to stay home, the FCC should study how broadband networks are faring under the stress of more intensive use and publish these findings daily. The changes in broadband consumption may reveal weak points in the complex ecosystem of companies, services and products that make up the Internet.

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The power of ed-tech in the developing world

Neo LMS

How ed-tech is shaping the developing world: a few case studies. When it comes to innovation and developing economies there are a lot of reports and studies that conclude with a large amounts of “shoulds” and “coulds”. The pilot generated positive results with the average successful pass rate being 86% across topics. Conclusion.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

It’s a virtual charter school, the tuition paid with taxpayer dollars, run by the for-profit charter management company ACCEL Schools. Pearson, the parent company of Connections Education, the second largest for-profit online charter operator, reported enrollment growth in its virtual schools division of 20 percent in 2020.

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