Levelling the Playing Field: Computers in Elementary Education

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1995
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Haverford College. Department of Psychology
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A correlational study of 66 elementary school students was conducted, investigating the factors influencing subjects' computer literacy. Computer literacy was judged based on ability with a drawing program, word processing program, and general Macintosh skills. In a related micro-study, subjects were measured for ability on a Concentration-type computer game. Using regression analysis, researchers found that grade and home computer use were the variables most predictive of computer literacy, and that sex was predictive only for older children. Researchers suggest that increasing girls' home computer use could help to reduce the gender gap.
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