Laptop initiative impact: Assessed using student, parent and teacher data

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 57-73

  Murphy, Diane M ^a   King, Frederick B ^b   Brown, Scott W ^c  

^a Education Bureau of Research Evaluation/Student Assessment Evaluation/Student Assessment ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational technology; High school; Laptop; Technology integration

Indexed keywords

HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; LAPTOP; OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS; QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION; UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS;

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

TEACHING;

EID: 34748913662     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J025v24n01_05     Document Type: Article

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