With the introduction of digital tools in schools, basic teaching and learning, such as writing, is likely to change dramatically.
Will we continue to teach traditional handwriting with a pen and paper if students are equipped with tablets that use a keyboard?
With the introduction of digital tools in schools, basic teaching and learning, such as writing, is likely to change dramatically. Will we continue to teach traditional handwriting with a pen and paper if students are equipped with tablets that use a keyboard?
The ARABESC research project was designed to study the effects on academic performance of a change in writing instruction among middle school students beginning to learn Arabic. It involved the follow-up of two groups of students who learned Arabic using digital tablets during two school years (6th and 5th grade), one writing with a keyboard and the other practicing handwriting with a stylus.
These students were regularly tested in reading and writing in Arabic for two years.
The advantages and disadvantages of learning Arabic writing with a keyboard will be discussed, in light of the results obtained, and a generalization to learning French writing will be outlined.
For more details, see the poster of this seminar on basic learning.
Mathilde FAVIER - AMPIRIC Project Manager - mathilde.favier@univ-amu.fr