ERIC Number: EJ744353
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 9
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 36
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Effects of Computer Use on High School Students' Sense of Community
Wighting, Mervyn J.
Journal of Educational Research, v99 n6 p371-379 Jul-Aug 2006
The author used a mixed-method design to determine whether and how use of computers in the classroom affects sense of learning in a community among high school students (N = 181). The results indicate that using computers in the classroom positively affects students' sense of learning in a community. Analyses revealed that students believed that connectedness with their peers is the most important variable in developing a sense of community. Results suggest the following policy implications for urban education: (a) use of computers in teaching may add to the sense of classroom community and (b) sense of community is important and may be linked to academic success. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, High School Students, Cooperative Learning, Peer Relationship, Urban Education, Classroom Communication, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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