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dc.contributor.authorLarkin, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorFinger, Glenn
dc.contributor.editorAssociate Professor Catherine McLoughlin
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:59:51Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:59:51Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2014-02-28T02:23:02Z
dc.identifier.issn1449-5554
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/41928
dc.description.abstractAlthough one-to-one laptop programs are being introduced in many schools, minimal research has been conducted regarding their effectiveness in primary schools. Evidence-based research is needed to inform significant funding, deployment and student use of computers. This article analyses key findings from a study conducted in four Year 7 classrooms in which students were provided with netbook computers as an alternative to more expensive laptop computers. Variable access was provided to students including computer to student ratios of one-to-one and one-to-two. Findings indicated that increased access to the netbook computers resulted in increases in computer usage by these students, compared with their minimal use of computers before the study. However, despite the increased access, actual computer usage remained limited. The article reports that factors contributing to the minimal use of computers included individual teacher agency, a crowded curriculum, and the historical use of computers. Implications for policy and practice are suggested.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent274796 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttps://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET/article/view/958
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom514
dc.relation.ispartofpageto530
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralasian Journal of Educational Technology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume27
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducational technology and computing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3901
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode390405
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3903
dc.titleInforming one-to-one computing in primary schools: Student use of netbooks
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Education and Professional Studies
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE). The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorLarkin, Kevin M.
gro.griffith.authorFinger, Glenn D.


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