Education Apps in Learning

Does learning matter?

Google Homework

"Homework Helper automatically searches for answers of Highlighted text using Quizlet. The answers are then stored in a list of cards, sorted by the highest percentage match, to the lowest match. Users can scroll through this list of answers, copy the answer, or even launch the Quizlet page the answer was found on. Users also have the ability to change the number of answers fetched, window size, and more!”

As the need for reading and learning is reduced, students will become more dependent on apps to sort and organize their information.

Is the education of our young people valuable?

Most people will say that for our young people to be independent and or self-sufficient, they need to be employable or learn a craft or trade to earn an income in the future.

How do Google Homework Helper and other apps prepare our students for the future?

If education is a series of gamification-type activities, they are memorizing lists, dropping and dragging information, and not practicing critical thinking skills. High-paying occupations require critical thinking skills and knowledge.

As a private tutor for over 10 years, I know when a child hasn’t been learning at school because everything is very, very hard. Students may have learning challenges that they work to overcome, but tools that take away the need to read and organize data are not helping students to learn. These tools teach students to be dependent on machines to find information.

The Nation's Report Card Link to the Nation's Report Card

Date accessed: August 25, 2023

National test scores plummeted for 13-year-olds, according to new data that shows the single largest drop in math in 50 years and no signs of academic recovery following the disruptions of the pandemic.

By Donna St. George The Washington on Post June 21, 2023

Is there a correlation between gamification and education app usage by students?

The testing reports reference about the effects of the pandemic and children being home and not in the classroom. I don’t believe it’s the only factor, but students I had during and after COVID had most of their scores dramatically impacted.

If I was giving them 2 hours of homework a week, it wasn’t making up for the lack of classroom experiences. This causes me to believe that they were not engaged in learning when they were not in a classroom.

Most of the interaction was via Google Classroom, Zoom, worksheets, and apps. They still use worksheets, Google Classroom, and apps. Was the lack of daily interchange with their teacher a significant factor? It must be.

The value of human interaction in the learning process can not be undervalued. Whether that’s learning in teams or talking one-on-one with their teacher or a tutor, it makes a difference.

Students who rely on apps and Google Homework Help will learn technology and digital skills, but they will not learn the value of reading textbooks.

The Guttenburg Press pulled Western society out of the Middle Ages. Over-reliance on Education Apps may lead us back to an age of illiteracy.

For students to read well, they must read.

For students to do math well, they must be proficient with numbers and principles.

This may seem redundant and tedious, but it’s the truth.

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