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Download full textRoss, Steven M.; And Others – 1989
This research examined the impact of the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT) project on seventh grade students in the year following their ACOT participation in sixth grade. Subjects were 24 former ACOT students and 29 matched control students, all of whom had attended sixth grade at the same school. All subjects were minority students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 6, Grade 7
Peer reviewedLowther, Deborah L.; Ross, Steven M.; Morrison, Gary M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2003
This study examined the educational effects of providing fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade students with 24-hour access to laptop computers. Specifically, the impact of laptops on classroom activities, student use of technology, and writing and problem-solving skills was examined. (Contains 47 references.) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Grade 5
