Can One-to-One Computing Narrow the Digital Divide and the Educational Gap in China? The Case of Beijing Migrant Schools
Can One-to-One Computing Narrow the Digital Divide and the Educational Gap in China? The Case of Beijing Migrant Schools
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DOI：
10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.12.019
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发表时间：
2013-06
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Di Mo;J. Swinnen;Linxiu Zhang;Hongmei Yi;Qinghe Qu;M. Boswell;S. Rozelle
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作者：
Di Mo;J. Swinnen;Linxiu Zhang;Hongmei Yi;Qinghe Qu;M. Boswell;S. Rozelle
每个孩子一台笔记本电脑（OLPC）是一项备受瞩目的倡议，旨在缩小信息和通信技术获取方面的不平等，提高教育绩效。然而，关于其影响的经验证据很少。为了评估OLPC的有效性，我们对北京市外来务工人员子女学校的300名三年级学生进行了一项具有中国特色的OLPC随机实验。我们的研究结果表明，该计划提高了学生的计算机技能的0.33标准差和数学成绩的0.17标准差。该计划还增加了学生使用教育软件的时间，减少了学生看电视的时间。学生的自尊心也得到了提高。
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is a high profile initiative to narrow the inequality of access to ICT and improve educational performance. However, there is little empirical evidence on its impacts. In order to assess the effectiveness of OLPC, we conducted a randomized experiment of OLPC with Chinese characteristics involving 300 third-grade students in Beijing migrant schools. Our results show that the program improved student computer skills by 0.33 standard deviations and math scores by 0.17 standard deviations. The program also increased student time spent using educational software and decreased student time spent watching TV. Student self-esteem also improved.