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Slow math: Kids may learn more when AI makes them review mistakes Original

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By Jill Barshay Verified, Kristin Fasiang
| The Hechinger Report Verified
This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Artificial intelligence makes many tasks faster and easier. But a new study suggests that students may learn more when AI makes them slow down. In an experiment involving more than 6,000 middle schoolers in Tennessee, students learned slightly more math when an AI tutor walked them through their mistakes and then required them to demonstrate the same skill correctly three times in a row before moving on.
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Paying vendors for student results

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By Jill Barshay Verified
| Miami Herald Verified
School purchasing can seem like an administrative backwater, far removed from the heart of teaching and learning. But the way schools buy products and services like educational software or tutoring programs can influence whether students actually learn, some policymakers argue.
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What Happens When Tutoring and EdTech Vendors’ Pay Depends on Student Results?

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By Jill Barshay Verified
| FutureEd Verified
School purchasing can seem like an administrative backwater, far removed from the heart of teaching and learning. But the way schools buy products and services like educational software or tutoring programs can influence whether students actually learn, some policymakers argue.
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