SCALING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: HOME COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
SCALING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: HOME COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
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DOI：
10.1111/ecin.12089
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发表时间：
2014-07-01
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影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Martinez, Erika
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作者：
Vigdor, Jacob L.;Ladd, Helen F.;Martinez, Erika
在家使用计算机技术的差别是否加剧了贫富之间的教育差距？政府向初中生提供电脑的计划能缩小这些差距吗？我们使用北卡罗来纳州公立学校学生的行政数据来证实早先的调查，这些调查记录了家庭电脑访问和使用方面广泛的种族和社会经济差距。利用学生内部对家庭计算机访问的差异，以及在引入高速互联网服务的时间上跨邮政编码的差异，我们还证明了家庭计算机技术的引入对学生的数学和阅读考试成绩产生了适度的、但在统计上显著且持续的负面影响。进一步的证据表明，普及家用电脑和高速互联网将扩大而不是缩小数学和阅读成绩的差距。(Jel I2，J24)
Does differential access to computer technology at home compound the educational disparities between rich and poor? Would a program of government provision of computers to early secondary school students reduce these disparities? We use administrative data on North Carolina public school students to corroborate earlier surveys that document broad racial and socioeconomic gaps in home computer access and use. Using within-student variation in home computer access, and across-ZIP code variation in the timing of the introduction of high-speed Internet service, we also demonstrate that the introduction of home computer technology is associated with modest, but statistically significant and persistent negative impacts on student math and reading test scores. Further evidence suggests that providing universal access to home computers and high-speed Internet access would broaden, rather than narrow, math and reading achievement gaps. (JEL I2, J24)