Cheap and good? : an ICT in education intervention to evaluate the impact of low-cost computers on the self-efficacy and literacy of primary school children in rural India.

• Main Author: Komathi Ale.
• Other Authors: Arul Indrasen Chib
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Promotional communication; DRNTU::Social sciences::Education
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44854
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The increased hype and hope surrounding the advent of low-cost computing devices, specifically targeted at rural children, calls for scientifically established research to test their impact on education. The study aimed at evaluating the psychological empowerment of children through an information a...