ERIC Number: EJ883934
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
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Adults' Uses of Computer Technology: Associations with Literacy Tasks
Smith, M. Cecil; Smith, Thomas J.
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v42 n4 p407-422 2010
The present study examined data from a large, nationally representative sample--the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NCES, 2007)--to examine how computer use and Internet-based literacy practices (use of e-mail, searching for information on the Internet, and Internet chatting) were related to prose, document, and quantitative literacy scores. The moderating effects of gender and ethnicity with these practices were also assessed. Results indicated that, when controlling for potential confounding variables, the use of computers and engagement in Internet-based literacy practices was associated with higher scores on each of the three literacy tasks. Additionally, moderating effects were identified for gender and for ethnicity on several literacy tasks. (Contains 5 tables and 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Numeracy, Computers, Adult Literacy, Internet, Electronic Mail, Synchronous Communication, Adults, Scores, Correlation, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences, Online Searching, Influence of Technology, Mathematics Tests, Reading Tests, Prose, Surveys, Interviews, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Computer Literacy, Mathematics Skills, Reading Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Adult Literacy
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