Laptop Usage Affects Abstract Reasoning of Children in the Developing World

Autor/inn/en	Hansen, Nina; Koudenburg, Namkje; Hiersemann, Rena; Tellegen, Peter J.; Kocsev, Marton; Postmes, Tom
Titel	Laptop Usage Affects Abstract Reasoning of Children in the Developing World
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 59 (2012) 3, S.989-1000 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2012.04.013
Schlagwörter	Control Groups; Developed Nations; Grade 6; Grade 5; Abstract Reasoning; Educational Environment; Laptop Computers; Scores; Grade 7; Experiments; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Educational Technology; Ethiopia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Abstraktes Denken; Denken; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Erprobung; Ausland; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Unterrichtsmedien; Äthiopien
Abstract	There is a rising trend to provide low-cost laptops to children in developing countries. Notwithstanding strong claims about the educational effectiveness of these programs, there is very little systematic evidence. Given the level of modernization and the teacher-led learning environment in developing countries, the usage of laptops in such contexts may affect children in ways that are quite different to how they would affect children in developed countries. A field experiment was conducted to compare abstract reasoning of Ethiopian children equipped with a laptop (n = 203) with a matched control group (n = 210) after 6 months of usage. Children with a laptop had significantly higher scores on finding analogies and categories. Effects were significant among children in grade 6 and 7, but not in grade 5. Different laptop activities may boost children's abstract reasoning. Theoretical and practical implications and the implementation of laptops in developing countries are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10