Hole in the Wall experiment

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educational research project learning experiment self-organized learning experiment

The Hole in the Wall experiment was an educational research project in which computers were placed in public walls for children to use freely, demonstrating that groups of children can teach themselves to use technology and learn collaboratively with minimal adult intervention.

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Hole in the Wall Education Project	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational research project ⓘ learning experiment ⓘ self-organized learning experiment ⓘ
aim	to explore collaborative learning with minimal adult intervention ⓘ to investigate how children learn to use computers without formal training ⓘ to study self-organized learning among children ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hole in the Wall Education Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Hole-in-the-Wall project NERFINISHED ⓘ Minimally Invasive Education experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
demonstrated	feasibility of minimally supervised learning with technology ⓘ peer teaching among children using computers ⓘ spontaneous curriculum formation by children ⓘ
feature	publicly accessible computer terminals embedded in walls ⓘ shared computer use by groups of children ⓘ unrestricted access for children ⓘ
field	child development ⓘ cognitive science ⓘ education ⓘ educational technology ⓘ learning sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubject	access to technology for disadvantaged children ⓘ constructivist learning ⓘ digital divide ⓘ informal education ⓘ
hypothesis	children can learn collaboratively with minimal adult guidance ⓘ groups of children can teach themselves to use computers ⓘ
influenced	debates on child-centered learning ⓘ research on technology in education ⓘ
inspired	Self-Organized Learning Environments NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugata Mitra's TED Prize wish NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Kalkaji slum, New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
methodology	informal learning ⓘ minimally invasive education ⓘ naturalistic field experiment ⓘ self-directed learning ⓘ
operator	NIIT NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant	children from low-income communities ⓘ children with little or no prior exposure to computers ⓘ
principalInvestigator	Sugata Mitra NERFINISHED ⓘ
researcher	Sugata Mitra NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	children learned basic computer operations on their own ⓘ children shared knowledge with peers ⓘ emergence of self-organized learning groups ⓘ improved digital literacy among participating children ⓘ
sponsor	NIIT NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	1999 ⓘ

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