Books or laptops? The effect of shifting from printed to digital delivery of educational content on learning

B-Tier
Journal: Economics of Education Review
Year: 2017
Volume: 61
Issue: C
Pages: 162-173

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Information and communication technologies can be used for educational purposes, but these devices may also pose as distractors that may tamper with the learning process. This paper presents results from a randomized controlled trial in which laptops replaced traditional textbook provision in elementary schools in high poverty communities in Honduras. We show that at the end of one school year, we fail to reject that there were no differences between laptop and textbook provision on mathematics and Spanish test scores and in non-academic outcomes related to coding and verbal fluency.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecoedu:v:61:y:2017:i:c:p:162-173
Journal Field
Education
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-24