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Peer reviewedHearne, J. Dixon; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1987
Male and female junior high school students were administered the recently published Computer Aptitude, Literacy, and Interest Profile, and their composite scores were compared to cumulative mathematics subscales of the Stanford Achievement Test, Advanced Form E. Results showed that mathematics achievement was significantly associated with…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Computer Literacy, Interest Inventories, Junior High Schools
Download full textMann, Dale; Shakeshaft, Charol; Becker, Jonathan; Kottkamp, Robert – 1999
This report describes West Virginia's Basic Skills/Computer Education (BS/CE) program and connects its features to gains in student test scores that are practically and statistically significant. The program consists of three components: (1) software that focuses on the state's basic skills goals in reading, language arts, and mathematics; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests
Direct linkRiel, Margaret; Schwarz, Jennifer; Hitt, Amy – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2002
Closing the digital divide requires much more than buying equipment, it requires increasing the knowledge and skills of teachers using the technology, and access to digital tools in the community. In such a larger system of change, technology can serve as a catalyst for increasing teacher and student learning. The Anaheim City School District…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Access to Computers, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
