Children's Enjoyment and Perception of Computer Use in the Home and the School.

Mumtaz, Shazia

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ERIC Number: EJ632994

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Publication Date: 2001

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Children's Enjoyment and Perception of Computer Use in the Home and the School.

Mumtaz, Shazia

Computers & Education, v36 n4 p347-62 May 2001

Describes a study of elementary school children that examined computer use in the home and at school. Highlights include frequency of activities; playing games on home computers; word processing at school; gender differences; and negative impact of school use of computers and positive impact of home computer use on attitudes toward computers. (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Gender Issues, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Word Processing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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