Do computers aid learning?
While I believe that computer-aided learning enhances the level of learning in children, I have also been constantly on the look out for large-scale research findings that can convert this belief into an experience. In our Foundation too, this is a question that we constantly debate. In the last three years, we have undertaken and facilitated four extensive researches on this question. The findings of this research carried out over a twelve-month period by the Spastic Society of Karnataka,showed that there were improvements in social intelligence, social behavior, communication and motivation in most children. This finding is echoed across the other research findings. Moreover, these aspects are also reinforced with anecdotal evidences that one comes across on visits to these schools. In March 2004, six months after the commencement of the program in Andhra Pradesh, a study on learning was conducted by the research team of Azim Premji Foundation. This study covered about 1000 students
