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posted on 2006-03-10, 11:26 authored by Nigel ZankerRecent surveys have consistently reported that over fifty percent of secondary school pupils
either own, or have access to, computers at home and that more boys than girls are home
computer users. It has also been suggested that there is a link between the use of computers at
home and school because there is a similarity between the types of computer found in the two
environments. From Government statistics and data from a survey of over two thousand Year
9 and 10 pupils, attending seven schools, this paper questions the validity and reliability of
these findings. The confusion between the concepts of ownership and access is discussed, through
a consideration of the different cases, arising from the possible owner/user combinations.
The use of sequences of questions to obtain accurate responses, for determining ownership
and access to different categories of computers, used by pupils at home, is explored. A model
is proposed for categorising home computers in relation to their fitness for purpose, ie
educational, entertainment, edutainment. The model is then used as the basis for comparing
the levels of access to the categories of computer used by pupils in the home and school
environments.
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ZANKER, N., 1996. Levels of computer use and access, at home, by years 9 and 10 pupils: an initial comparison of the types of computer used in the home and school environments. IDATER 1996 Conference, Loughborough University.Publisher
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This is a conference paper.Language
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