Computer access and student achievement in the early school years

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 433-444

  Owston, Ronald D ^a   Wideman, H H ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Access; Case study; Collaboration; Control group; Laptop computer; Literacy; Observation; Primary; Student centred; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035540951     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0266-4909.2001.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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