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EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Volume 28, Issue 3, Pages 2767-2790Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10639-022-11227-w
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Elementary education; ICT access; School performance; Propensity score matching; Argentina
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This article analyzes the relationship between access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and school performance. By using the Propensity Matching Score (PSM) method to analyze the data of elementary school students in Argentina, the study concludes that having both a computer and internet connection at students' homes improves their school-related achievements.
This article analyzes the relationship between access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and school performance. It contributes to the empirical literature in the area since there is no consensus yet. Moreover, the context associated with COVID-19 pandemic also considers the analysis as the most relevant. The goal of this article is to study the impact of ICT on school performance at elementary level. The hypothesis set forth is that having both a computer and connection to Internet at the students' homes, improves their school related achievements. To contrast it, we propose an econometric model using the Propensity Matching Score (PSM) methodology with data from the Learning 2018 (Aprender 2018) campaign of students at the last year of elementary school in Argentina and in each of the regions that conform it. Finally, there is evidence in favor of the hypothesis.
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