Changes in Computer Use and the Academic Achievement of Children From Immigrant Families

• In Event: Roundtable Session 23
  In Roundtable Session: Immigrant Experiences and Perspectives in U.S. Education

Abstract

Increased interest in children’s computer use trends and effects has led to research indicating that home computer use positively influences children’s academic achievement. However, there is a lack of research on the question of whether the effects of increased home computer use observed in the general population are the same for children from immigrant families.
Using data on children in immigrant families from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Kindergarten 1998-99, this study will examine the relationship between changes in computer use at home and changes in children’s reading and math test scores. Multiple-domain latent growth modeling will be employed to examine the relations between trajectories of changes in computer use and child outcomes across different immigrant groups and by gender.

Authors

• Ui Jeong Moon, Lyndon State College

• Sandra L Hofferth, University of Maryland - College Park