Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ593524
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Publication Date: 1999
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Home Computers and School Performance.
Attewell, Paul; Battle, Juan
Information Society, v15 n1 p1-10 Jan-Mar 1999
Assesses the effects of home computers on school performance. Findings indicate the following: having a home computer is associated with higher test scores in mathematics and reading; children from high socioeconomic status (SES) homes achieve larger educational gains from home computers than do lower SES children; boys' performance advantage is larger than girls'; ethnic minorities gain far less than do whites. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Educational Benefits, Educational Status Comparison, Equal Education, Microcomputers, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status
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Language: English
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