Technology and Child Development: Evidence from the One Laptop Per Child Program
Abstract
Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program, there is a lack of empirical evidence on its effects. This paper presents the impact of the first large-scale randomized evaluation of the OLPC program, using data collected after 15 months of implementation in 319 primary schools in rural Peru. The results indicate that the program increased the ratio of computers per student from 0.12 to 1.18 in...
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Technology and Child Development: Evidence from the One Laptop Per Child Program
Published Date
Jan 1, 2012
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