Recently I attended the 18 th annual Microcomputer in Education Conference in Arizona. Dr. Michael Johnson, a researcher on application of technology to education in Apple Computer Inc., was a major speaker. In his session Dr. Johnson asked the audience to break into small groups and discuss what we expected to learn from his lecture.
American schools have the best technological resources on earth.
However, quite a few cross-cultural comparisons indicate that across many grade levels American students are behind their oversees counterparts in many subjects. Even though American students compare themselves against their older generation, the result is not encouraging. In a conference held by American Statistical Association, there was a general consent that today college students are less prepared for academic training than learners twenty or thirty years ago. I would like to see the promised return of the investment on technology. They may undermine the improvement contributed by computer technology.