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Title:	Computers and students' achievement: An analysis of the one laptop per child program in Catalonia
Author:	Mora Corral, Antoni J.; Escardíbul Ferrà, Josep Oriol; Di Pietro, Giorgio
Other authors:	Universitat de Barcelona
Abstract:	We analyse the impact of a One Laptop per Child program introduced by the Catalan government on student achievement. Using longitudinal population data for students in secondary education during the period 2009-2016, our identification strategy exploits variations across cohorts within schools. Although participation into the program was not random, we control for a number of school characteristics that influenced school participation. The empirical results consistently indicate that this program had a negative impact on student performance in Catalan, Spanish, English and mathematics. Test scores fell by 0.20-0.22 standardised points, which represent 3.8-6.2% of the average test score. This negative effect was stronger among boys than it was among girls (differences ranging from 10% to 42%).
Subject(s):	-Ensenyament assistit per ordinador -Política educativa -Educació secundària -Catalunya -Computer-assisted instruction -Educational policy -Secondary education -Catalonia
Rights:	cc-by-nc-nd (c) Mora et al., 2018 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es
Document type:	Article Article - Published version
Published by:	Elsevier
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