An examination of the national educational longitudinal study (NELS:88) database to probe the correlation between computer use in school and improvement in test scores

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-133

  Weaver, Gabriela C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Campus Box 194   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Instructional technology; NELS:88; Statistical analysis; Test scores

Indexed keywords

EID: 12344291183     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009457603800     Document Type: Article

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