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Using computers at home and in the primary school: where is the value added?

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Abstract

The paper compares opportunities for ICT skill development, the use of computers for educational purposes, and pupil attitude towards computers at home and at school. It also looks at other characteristics of pupils who differ in attitude towards using the computer as a tool for learning. On the basis of questionnaire data collected in 1999, it seems that home use of ICT often provides more and better opportunities for learning than use in school. Strategies for minimising the effects of the digital divide in primary education are discussed.

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Author(s): Moseley DV; Mearns N; Tse H

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Educational & Child Psychology

Year: 2001

Volume: 18

Issue: 3

Pages: 31-46

ISSN (print): 0267-1611

Publisher: The British Psychological Society

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