Computers are an important part of modern education, yet large segments of the population – especially low-income and … conducting the largest-ever field experiment involving the random provision of free computers for home use to students. 1 …

Most studies find little to no effect of classroom computers on student achievement. We suggest that this null effect … effects of using computers to look up information and negative effects of using computers to practice skills, resulting in …

This paper provides the first evidence on the earnings, employment and college enrollment effects of computers and … acquired skills from a randomized controlled trial providing computers to entering college students. We matched confidential … random provision of computers. The experiment does not provide evidence that computer skills have short- or medium …

first-ever field experiment randomly providing free computers to students, we examine the relationships between access to … home computers and enrollment in transferable courses and actual transfers to 4-year colleges. The results from the field … experiment indicate that the treatment group of students receiving free computers has a 4.5 percentage point higher probability …

There is no clear theoretical prediction regarding whether home computers are an important input in the educational … first-ever field experiment involving the provision of free computers to students for home use. Financial aid students … attending a large community college in Northern California were randomly selected to receive free computers and were followed …

Computers are an important part of modern education, yet large segments of the population – especially low-income and … conducting the largest-ever field experiment involving the random provision of free computers for home use to students. 1 …

Most studies find little to no effect of classroom computers on student achievement. We suggest that this null effect … effects of using computers to look up information and negative effects of using computers to practice skills, resulting in …