The Use and Misuse of Computers in Education : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia

The Use and Misuse of Computers in Education : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Colombia

This paper presents the evaluation of the program Computers for Education. The program aims to integrate computers, donated by the private sector, into the teaching of language in public schools. The authors conduct a two-year randomized evaluation...

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Main Authors: Barrera-Osorio, Felipe, Linden, Leigh L.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACADEMIC OUTCOMES
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS
ARITHMETIC
AVERAGE SCORE
AVERAGE TREATMENT EFFECT
BASIC EDUCATION
CLASS ACTIVITIES
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
CLASSROOM TEACHER
CLASSROOM TEACHING
CLASSROOM TECHNIQUES
CLASSROOMS
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMPETENCIES
COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
COMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS
CURRICULUM
DIGITAL DIVIDE
EARLY GRADES
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATORS
ELEMENTS
EMPLOYMENT
ETS
EXAM
EXAMS
FEMALE STUDENTS
FIELD TEST
GIRLS
GRADE LEVELS
HIGHER GRADES
HOMEWORK
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HYPERMEDIA
INSTRUCTION
INSTRUCTION METHODS
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
INTERVENTIONS
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
LANGUAGE EDUCATION
LANGUAGE TEACHERS
LEARNING
LEARNING PROCESS
LEARNING PROCESSES
LECTURES
LITERATURE
LOWER SECONDARY
MATH SCORES
MATH TEACHERS
MATHEMATICS
NATURAL SCIENCES
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
PAPERS
PEDAGOGY
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
PRINCIPALS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
READING
READING SKILLS
REASONING
REGULAR CLASSROOM
REPETITION
RESEARCH LITERATURE
RESEARCHERS
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCES
STANDARDIZED TESTS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
STUDENT BEHAVIOR
STUDENT OUTCOMES
SUBJECTS
TEACHER
TEACHER BEHAVIOR
TEACHER PERFORMANCE
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEACHING METHODOLOGIES
TEACHING METHODS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TEST SCORES
TEXTBOOKS
TRAINING OF TEACHERS
TUTORIALS
TYPES OF STUDENTS
WRITING SKILLS
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4032

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4032

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