Abstract

ROMAN, Marcela  and  JAVIER MURILLO, F.. The use and availability of ICT in Latin American schools: the impact on school performance. Educ. Pesqui. [online]. 2014, vol.40, n.4, pp.879-895. ISSN 1517-9702.  https://doi.org/10.1590/s1517-97022014121528.

Enriching learning environments for students by incorporating information and communication technologies requires that schools have both computers and connectivity - in sufficient quantity and quality - to be incorporated by teachers and students into the teaching and learning process. The following research estimates the impact of computer access and use on math and reading achievement among Latin American 6th grade students. For this purpose and through a four-level model (student, classroom, school, and country), we analyzed data from 16 countries in Latin America. The database corresponds to the Second Comparative and Explanatory Study (UNESCO), which gathered information on about 91,000 sixth graders and more than 3,000 teachers. With significant variations between countries, the results show that only a third of Latin American children studying in the 6th grade have a computer at home and more than half of them said they have never used a computer at school. One of the key findings is that a student who has a computer at home, attends a school with more than 10 computers, uses them at least once a week, and has a teacher who routinely uses a computer at home will achieve a significantly higher performance in both of the areas evaluated: 23 more points in math and 25 more in reading.

Keywords : ICT Access and Use; Latin America; Educational Achievement; Elementary Education.

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