According to a 2019 survey, the leading reason elementary school students in the United States use digital learning tools is that they are fun, with 96 percent of respondents selecting this response. This enthusiasm appears to drop with age though: only 65 percent of middle school students and 59 percent of high school students agreed they are fun.
Leading reasons that K-12 students in the United States use digital learning tools in 2019, by level
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NewSchools Venture Fund. (September 12, 2019). Leading reasons that K-12 students in the United States use digital learning tools in 2019, by level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076776/us-k-12-students-reasons-using-digital-learning-tools-level/
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NewSchools Venture Fund. "Leading Reasons That K-12 Students in The United States Use Digital Learning Tools in 2019, by Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076776/us-k-12-students-reasons-using-digital-learning-tools-level/
NewSchools Venture Fund, Leading reasons that K-12 students in the United States use digital learning tools in 2019, by level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076776/us-k-12-students-reasons-using-digital-learning-tools-level/ (last visited October 02, 2023)
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