Tracking the Rise of Web Information Needs for Mobile Education and an Emerging Trend of Digital Divide

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Meilan; Trussell, Robert P.; Tillman, Daniel A.; An, Song A.
Titel	Tracking the Rise of Web Information Needs for Mobile Education and an Emerging Trend of Digital Divide
Quelle	In: Computers in the Schools, 32 (2015) 2, S.83-104 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0569
DOI	10.1080/07380569.2015.1030531
Schlagwörter	Technology Uses in Education; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Access to Computers; Internet; Student Needs; Grade 4; Grade 8; Information Needs; Achievement Gap; Search Engines; Search Strategies; Regression (Statistics); Computer Oriented Programs; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; National Assessment of Educational Progress + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Telekommunikationstechnik; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Information need; Informationsbedürfnis; Suchmaschine; Suchstrategie; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Computerprogramm; Leseleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz
Abstract	In recent years, smartphones and tablets have been rapidly adopted by consumers worldwide. Within the United States, a growing number of school districts have incorporated tablets into classroom instruction. As mobile technology becomes further integrated into households and classrooms, parents, teachers, and students might need information for using the mobile devices for education. Yet little research exists to show the need. Using search query data from Google Trends, it was found that Internet users' information needs for mobile education have significantly increased since 2008. Moreover, Internet users in the United States, where fourth- and eighth-grade students were high performing in reading and mathematics in national assessments, demonstrated stronger information needs for mobile education. We also found a positive correlation between the Web information needs for mobile education and the achievement gap, suggesting an emerging trend of digital divide in mobile technology. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01