As part of the ninth annual Education Next poll, researchers asked the general public, teachers and blended learning ﻿experts about how much time should be dedicated to students "receiving instruction independently through, or on, a computer. " The results revealed a slight difference between the groups, but in general indicated that significantly less than half of instructional time should be spent receiving independent instruction on a computer. In addition, only one percent of respondents said they would prefer their children spend more time with an instructor who is not connected to any computer system. Teachers, on the other hand, thought 20% of instructional time was better suited, whereas experts thought 40%.
As part of the ninth annual Education Next poll, researchers asked the general public, teachers and blended learning ﻿experts about how much time should be dedicated to students "receiving instruction independently through, or on, a computer." The results revealed a slight difference between the groups, but in general indicated that significantly less than half of instructional time should be spent receiving independent instruction on a computer. The average time that the American public agreed on was 30% of instructional time. Teachers, on the other hand, thought 20% of instructional time was better suited, whereas experts thought 40%.