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One firm predicted that the “ smart education and learning market ” will grow from $105.23 Testing and assessment are the largest category of this market. Ed-tech amnesia: we act as though nobody thought about using computers in the classroom until Steve Jobs introduced the iPad, or something. billion by 2020.
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