The fact that the article was written in 1994 should not be lost on the reader, since at the time of this review it is December, 1998. I have attempted to translate the article into language I can understand. I have followed that with comments on what I understand the article to be saying. Research Findings 1. The effectiveness of technology tends to vary as a function of the curriculum content and instructional strategy delivered by the technology.
Technology is only as good as what it was designed to do and how it is implemented.
Research on technology's benefits for teaching is generally positive, with a shift from the traditional direct approaches to a more student-centered approach. If benefits are generally positive, then there are some negatives in there somewhere. It is interesting that the authors fail to list these. Conditions for technology to be effective. The findings of these and other studies generally and consistently show that technology alone does not have a significant effect on teaching and learning.