Papers by Matthew Constant
One‐to‐one laptop programs are becoming more prevalent across the world in K‐12 institutions. Sch... more One‐to‐one laptop programs are becoming more prevalent across the world in K‐12 institutions. School districts are searching for more engaging tools that seek to have impact on school success, such as grade achievement, college/career preparation, and/or 21st‐century skill preparation and attainment. Additionally, boards of education continuously want some positive indication of the return on their substantial financial investment. This study utilized surveys of three important stakeholder groups (parents, students, and teachers) related to a one‐to‐one laptop project in a moderately‐sized rural Midwestern school district. Perceptions about how often laptops were used in the classroom setting and across content areas (Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science) were explored. Finally, the same respondents were asked to identify their perceptions about how laptop computers had a positive or negative impact on quarterly grade averages within these same content areas. Resu...
I dedicate this dissertation to my wife and son, Miriam and Noah Constant respectively.
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Papers by Matthew Constant