Average science scale scores by teachers' reports on type of computer use in the classroom, grades 4 and 8 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 2000

NOTE: Results are based on administration procedures that did not permit accommodations.
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.

Major Findings

• Fourth-graders whose teachers had students use computers to play learning games scored higher, on average, than fourth-graders whose teachers did not.
• Eighth-graders whose teachers had students use computers for simulations and models or for data analysis scored higher, on average, than eighth-graders whose teachers did not.

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Last updated 16 November 2001 (CLH)