Introducing laptops to children: An examination of ubiquitous computing in Grade 3 reading, language, and mathematics

• Main Authors: Robert M. Bernard (Author), Edward Clement Bethel (Author), Philip C. Abrami (Author), C. Anne Wade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE), 2008-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study examines the achievement outcomes accompanying the implementation of a Grade 3 laptop or so-called ubiquitous computing program in a Quebec school district. CAT-3 reading, language, and mathematics batteries were administered at the end of Grade 2 and again at the end of Grade 3, after th...