article_snippet.sent: Children who share iPads in class do much better in early literacy tests than those who don’t, researchers claim.
article_snippet.sent: However, research into the effects of the devices on literacy levels suggests the best outcome comes from youngsters sharing devices.
article_snippet.sent: Children who share iPads in class do much better in early literacy tests than those who don’t, researchers claim (stock image above)
article_snippet.sent: Courtney Blackwell, at Northwestern University in the US, found that, in tests, kindergarten children who shared iPads in classes over an academic year significantly outscored kindergarten children who shared iPads in classes over an academic year peers who were in classes that had no iPads or in which each student had each student own device.
article_snippet.sent: Shared iPad students scored around 30 points higher than students who used their own device on Shared iPad students own and non-iPad users.
article_snippet.sent: Shared iPad students scored around 30 points higher in a test than students who used the device on Shared iPad students own and non-iPad users (stock image above)
highlights_snippet.sent: Students who shared an iPad scored around 30 points higher on the test .
  