Is students' computer use at home related to their mathematical performance at school?

Computers and Education

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1558-1571

  Wittwer, Jörg ^a   Senkbeil, Martin ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive tools; Computer use; Mathematical achievement; PISA; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS;

COGNITIVE TOOLS; COMPUTER USE; MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENT; MATHEMATICAL PERFORMANCE;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 41649109207     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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