Date of Award
2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Baek, Eun-Ok
Second Advisor
Sullivan, Alayne
Abstract
Examines the use of Information and Communicative Technologies (ICT) by high school students from economically-disadvantaged households to complete homework assignments. Results of a survey of 240 high school students at an urban, inner-city high school located in Southern California, indicated, (1) the Digital Divide is narrowing among social classes, as most students reported having Internet access from their homes, (2) students willingness to embrace new uses of ICT in their studies, (3) the speed of completing homework was increased through the use of ICT multi-tasking and the use of search engines and, (4) computer maintenance issues were not a significant hindrance, as most students have some basic computer literacy skills.
Recommended Citation
Freehling, Seth, "The usage of Internet technologies by high school students in the completion of educational tasks outside of the school setting" (2005). Theses Digitization Project. 2940.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2940
