Computers are an important part of modern education, yet many schoolchildren lack access to a computer at home. We test … whether this impedes educational achievement by conducting the largest-ever field experiment that randomly provides free home … computers to students. Although computer ownership and use increased substantially, we find no effects on any educational …

first-ever field experiment randomly providing free computers to students, we examine the relationships between access to … experiment indicate that the treatment group of students receiving free computers has a 4.5 percentage point higher probability … colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in …

first-ever field experiment randomly providing free computers to students, we examine the relationships between access to … experiment indicate that the treatment group of students receiving free computers has a 4.5 percentage point higher probability … colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in …

email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren … the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and …

email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren … the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and …

email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren … the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and …

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 …,123 schoolchildren grades 6-10 in 15 California schools participated in the experiment. Although the program significantly increased …

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 …,123 schoolchildren grades 6-10 in 15 California schools participated in the experiment. Although the program significantly increased …

technology in education. Many schools today provide personal computers not only to older students, but also in primary school …. We investigate how 1:1 computer technology impacts student performance in primary school in Sweden, using data from an … implementing 1:1 technology. Nevertheless, all positive impacts in subgroups appear to be rather small, amounting to 0.01-0.03 SD …

achievement and grade progression through 2019 to estimate the long-run effects of educational technology on i) academic … university. We find negative and significant effects on completing primary and secondary education on time but no effects on …. Information on teacher training and computer utilization suggests limited benefits of providing educational technology without …