ERIC Number: EJ454691
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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When Inner City Black Children Go Online at Home.
Allen, Alma A.; Mountain, Lee
Computing Teacher, v20 n3 p35-37 Nov 1992
Describes a study that provided innercity fourth grade African-American students in Texas with hardware to participate in a telecommunications network to determine whether participation would increase their scores on statewide fifth grade math tests. Time online, content of programs, connections between math and language arts, and student attitudes are examined. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Courseware, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 5, Information Networks, Mathematics Tests, Microcomputers, Online Systems, Problem Solving, Student Attitudes, Student Improvement, Time on Task, Urban Education, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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