Ep. 164 - May 29, 2019: Giving Ed Tech a Chance to Shine

Many tech-based interventions have had disappointing results, but maybe these efforts haven't capitalized on what computers do best. A new study looks at the impact of a blended learning program on students in India who were not making progress in their local public schools because they were starting out so far behind the other students. Alejandro Ganimian, Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology and Economics at New York University, joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss "In Delhi Experiment, Software Sparks Success," which he co-authored with Karthik Muralidharan and Abhijeet Singh. The article is available at: https://www.educationnext.org/delhi-experiment-software-sparks-success/