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Takeaways from research on tutoring to address coronavirus learning loss

The Hechinger Report

Many educators and policymakers are worried about low-income children falling woefully behind in math, reading and other subjects while schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. One proposal is to give them personal tutors. He calls it “high-dosage tutoring.” Yes, there’s already an acronym: HDT. .

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What aspects of teaching should remain human?

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report Since the November 2022 launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, an expanding cast of AI tutors and helpers have entered the learning landscape. Ultimately, these experts envision a partnership in which AI is not called on to be a teacher but to supercharge the power of humans already doing the job.

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PROOF POINTS: How can tutors reach more kids? Researchers look to ed tech

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One of the few replicated findings in education research is that daily, individualized tutoring during the school day really helps kids catch up academically. The problem is that this kind of frequent tutoring is very expensive and it’s impossible to hire enough tutors for the millions of American public school students who need help.

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PROOF POINTS: Trial finds cheaper, quicker way to tutor young kids in reading

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After a year of short-burst tutoring, more than double the number of kindergarteners hit an important reading milestone. Researchers are tracking the children to see if the gains from this cheaper and quicker version of high-dosage tutoring are long lasting and lead to more third graders becoming proficient readers.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2024

ED Surge

Topics around how AI fits into education continued to draw listeners this year, including our interview with Sal Khan, founder of the nonprofit Khan Academy, about his groups new AI chatbot tutor. Should Chatbots Tutor? Dissecting That Viral AI Demo With Sal Khan and His Son Should AI chatbots be used as tutors?

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OPINION: Children will need summer tutors to make up for pandemic learning loss

The Hechinger Report

Summer schools can be enriched to provide students with one-on-one instruction and to give teachers and university education majors the opportunity to learn and develop highly effective teaching methods. As part of their coursework, the university students tutored struggling first and second grade readers.

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Research on early college high schools indicates they may pay for themselves in the long run

The Hechinger Report

Early college high school students graduate college in greater numbers. Research shows that their expected future earnings and public subsidy savings more than offset the cost of these expensive small high schools. All students take both high school and colleges classes simultaneously. Weekly Update.