Changes in 4th Graders' Computer Literacy as a Function of Access, Gender, and Email Networks.

Hackbarth, Steven

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Publication Date: 2002

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Changes in 4th Graders' Computer Literacy as a Function of Access, Gender, and Email Networks.

Hackbarth, Steven

TechTrends, v46 n6 p46-55 Nov-Dec 2002

Discusses gender differences in computer literacy and the unsuccessful integration of computer technology and its impact on girls and minorities. Describes a study of fourth graders that investigated attitudes toward books, television, and computers; home access to computers; changes in computer confidence; and links between inequitable access and unequal achievement. Includes CLAT (Computer Literacy Assessment Tool) results for 2000-2001. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Books, Change Agents, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Electronic Mail, Elementary Education, Females, Gender Issues, Grade 4, Minority Groups, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Technology Integration, Television

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