An Examination of the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS: 88) Database to Probe the Correlation Between Computer Use in School and Improvement in Test Scores

摘要

The database for the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS: 88), compiled by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), was examined for connections between Student use of computers in math and science classes and their academic success. Data were Studied from the surveys carried out in the base year in 1998, first follow-up 2 years later, And second follow-up 2 years after that. Composite variables from the three datasets were Examined for their connections to socioeconomic status, parent' s level of education, respon- dent's race, and respondent' s gender.