To better understand and support innovative learning environments, Apple Education and Reflective Educational Research select schools to participate in the 2026 iPad Learning Experience Study. This study brings together schools from eight+ countries to explore how short-term 1-to-1 iPad access and experience may enhance teaching, learning, and student engagement.

Building on decades of academic educational technology research, and led by Dr. Damian Bebell, the iPad learning Experience Study is an independently conducted, pre/post comparison design research initiative funded by Apple Inc. The study aims to investigate how a short term 1-to-1 iPad implementation may influences classroom practices, student engagement, learning behaviors, and educators’ attitudes toward educational technology.

• Explore how teachers integrate iPad into lessons

• Document changes in instructional strategies and classroom practices

• Identify ways technology can enhance curriculum delivery

• Observe how students participate during the iPad learning Experience cycle

• Explore motivation, organization, collaboration, and learning routines

• Identify short-term impacts that may support long-term improvements

• Study the types and frequency of technology use, teahcing leanring and practice

• Understand the roles of digital tools, accessibility features, and creative apps

• Capture how learning spaces and interactions may shift with access to 1-1 iPads

• Investigate whether the ipad learning experience influences teachers’ perspectives

• Explore students’ confidence, comfort, and openness to learning with iPad access

• Capture how the short-term experience shapes school-wide readiness for technology

• Share a customized report showing school’s results

• Offer access to an interactive dashboard for deeper reflection

• Help leadership understand what worked well and where support is needed

• Help schools make informed choices about technology adoption and implementation

• Provide Apple and implementation partners with research-based guidance

• Identify practices that can support successful digital learning across countries