Does computer-assisted learning improve learning outcomes? Evidence from a randomized experiment in migrant schools in Beijing

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 34-48

  Lai, Fang ^a,b   Luo, Renfu ^c   Zhang, Linxiu ^c   Huang, Xinzhe ^d   Rozelle, Scott ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Computer assisted learning; Development; Education; I20; I21; I28; Migration; O15; Random assignment; Test scores

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LEARNING; MIGRATION; STUDENT;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84928988655     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2015.03.005     Document Type: Article

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