Computers and the child's cognitive development

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1995
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Haverford College. Department of Psychology
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This study examined factors that contribute to and predict computer ability in elementary age children and how these abilities relate to the child's cognitive development. Children at a private elementary school (pre-school to sixth grade) which has a Computer Learning Center were given a background questionnaire of computer experience and a computer literacy test. The best predictors of classroom computer ability were grade, sex, how often the child uses his/her computer at home, and what their favorite subject is. Children who performed better on the computer literacy test tended to be in higher grades, to use a computer at home daily, to be male, and to like math, science, and computers. This finding suggests that an experiential model may be more appropriate than a developmental model in the acquisition of classroom computer competency.
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