Computers in Education: The Association between Computer Use and Test Scores in Primary School

Autor/in	Karlsson, Linn
Titel	Computers in Education: The Association between Computer Use and Test Scores in Primary School
Quelle	In: Education Inquiry, 13 (2022) 1, S.56-85 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Karlsson, Linn)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-4508
DOI	10.1080/20004508.2020.1831288
Schlagwörter	Scores; Elementary School Students; Achievement Tests; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Mathematics Achievement; International Assessment; Science Achievement; Mathematics Tests; Science Tests; Grade 4; Computer Use; Gender Differences; Computer Uses in Education; Regression (Statistics); Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Ausland; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Geschlechterkonflikt; Computernutzung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	This paper analyses the associations between computer use in schools and at home and test scores by using TIMSS data covering over 900,000 children in fourth grade. When controlling for school fixed effects, pupils who use computers at school, especially those who use them frequently are found to achieve less than students who never use computers. Daily computer use at home is negatively associated with test scores, although monthly, and sometimes weekly, use is positively associated with pupil performance. There is no significant difference between subjects and only small gender and country differences are observed. Moreover, the result suggests that the negative association of computer use at school is larger among low-performing pupils than for high-performing pupils. The findings suggest a negative association of computer use at school and test scores but do not reject the possibility that computers have a positive impact on test scores if computers are used optimally. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01