ERIC Number: EJ1427794
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Mar
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-1538
EISSN: EISSN-1573-9090
Do Home Computers and Internet Access Harm Academic and Psychological Outcomes? Statistical Evidence from Brazil, Mexico, Morocco, Thailand, and Turkey
Emma García; M. Najeeb Shafiq
Prospects, v54 n1 p137-153 2024
Recent research from high-income countries and dated research from middle-income countries suggest that home computers and Internet (HCI) may cause more harm than good on students' academic and psychological outcomes. We consider the Program for International Student Assessment 2018 data for 15-year-old students in five middle-income countries with low shares of HCI access: Brazil, Mexico, Morocco, Thailand, and Turkey. We find no negative and statistically significant regression coefficients between HCI access and mathematics, reading, self-reported well-being, and resilience scores. Instead, most HCI coefficients are positive and statistically significant. Therefore, we cannot conclude that HCI access harms the academic and psychological outcomes for the students and countries considered in the study.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, International Assessment, Achievement Tests, Computer Use, Family Environment, Access to Computers, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Well Being, Resilience (Psychology), Internet, Developing Nations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil; Mexico; Morocco; Thailand; Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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