"Digital as a pedagogical tool for learning reading and mathematics: from the laboratory to the classroom".

Presentation of the project

Reading and mathematics are the backbone of all learning, especially in primary school. Today, digital technology offers new avenues for helping children with difficulties to learn reading and mathematics. This project focuses on the usefulness of digital technology as an innovative pedagogical tool and a first-line therapeutic aid within the school.

It consists of training and supporting teachers to use digital tablet trainings that have been specially designed by internationally renowned scientists in the field of learning reading and mathematics.

This project therefore proposes a longitudinal and interventional experiment on the use of digital technology in primary schools. The experiment will take place in 20 classes throughout the first grade (10 in maths and 10 in reading) in which teachers will be trained and committed to using the software on a daily basis in addition to their usual pedagogical activities.

Objectives

• To test on a large scale the effectiveness of digital technology as a pedagogical tool to support the learning of reading and mathematics in primary school, based on 3 games developed by scientific teams: GraphoGame, NumberRace and NumberCatcher.
• Propose "first-line" digital solutions within the school that focus on individualized and adapted training in order to reduce learning difficulties, disparity between students, dropping out and academic failure.

Budget

Total budget: 763 020 € (PIA)

Calendar

Start: 01/09/2016

Ends : 31/08/2020

Project Team

Carrier: Mr. Johannes Ziegler, Laboratory of Cognitive Psychology (LPC)

Partners

• Cognitive Psychology Research Laboratories (CPL)
• Learning, Didactic, Evaluation, Training Laboratory (ADEF)
• Marseille Fundamental Informatics Laboratory (LIF)
• AMU,
• Inserted AMU,
• Canopy
• The Rectorate