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Boys are doing worse in school than are girls, which has been dubbed "the Boy Crisis". An analysis of the latest data on educational outcomes among boys and girls reveals extensive disparities in grades, reading and writing test scores, and other measurable educational outcomes, and these...
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Boys are doing worse in school than are girls, which has been dubbed “the Boy Crisis.” An analysis of the latest data on educational outcomes among boys and girls reveals extensive disparities in grades, reading and writing test scores, and other measurable educational outcomes, and these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388170
A substantial amount of money is spent on technology by schools, families and policymakers with the hope of improving … educational outcomes. This chapter explores the theoretical and empirical literature on the impacts of technology on educational … outcomes. The literature focuses on two primary contexts in which technology may be used for educational purposes: i) classroom …
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There is no clear theoretical prediction regarding whether home computers are an important input in the educational production function. To investigate the hypothesis that access to a home computer affects educational outcomes, we conduct the first-ever field experiment involving the provision...
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Boys are doing worse in school than are girls, which has been dubbed "the Boy Crisis." An analysis of the latest data on educational outcomes among boys and girls reveals extensive disparities in grades, reading and writing test scores, and other measurable educational outcomes, and these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011564646
Computers are an important part of modern education, yet many schoolchildren lack access to a computer at home. We test … evidence showing no change in homework time or other intermediate inputs in education. …
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colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in …
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colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in …
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Boys are doing worse in school than are girls, which has been dubbed "the Boy Crisis." An analysis of the latest data on educational outcomes among boys and girls reveals extensive disparities in grades, reading and writing test scores, and other measurable educational outcomes, and these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309995