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Are iPads making our kids dumber?

A Sydney school has decided to buck the trend and scrap electronic devices in the classroom, instead opting to return to paper textbooks.

Senior Lecturer in Education at Edith Cowan University Dr Margaret Merga spoke to Oliver Peterson where she explained that is has been happening at a few schools due to recent research findings.

“When we compare reading on screens to reading on paper, there is better comprehension on the paper form.”

 

 

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