TY - JOUR
T1 - Science literacy by technology by country
T2 - USA, Finland and Mexico. Making sense of it all
AU - Papanastasiou, Elena C.
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to examine how variables related to computer availability, computer comfort and educational software are associated with higher or lower levels of science literacy in the USA, Finland and Mexico, after controlling for the socio-economic status of the students. The analyses for this study were based on a series of multivariate regression models. The data were obtained from the Program for International Student Assessment. The results of this study showed that it was not computer use itself that had a positive or negative effect on the science achievement of the students, but the way in which the computers were used within the context of each country.
AB - The purpose of this study was to examine how variables related to computer availability, computer comfort and educational software are associated with higher or lower levels of science literacy in the USA, Finland and Mexico, after controlling for the socio-economic status of the students. The analyses for this study were based on a series of multivariate regression models. The data were obtained from the Program for International Student Assessment. The results of this study showed that it was not computer use itself that had a positive or negative effect on the science achievement of the students, but the way in which the computers were used within the context of each country.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85065131252&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/0263514032000127257
DO - 10.1080/0263514032000127257
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065131252
SN - 0263-5143
VL - 21
SP - 229
EP - 241
JO - Research in Science and Technological Education
JF - Research in Science and Technological Education
IS - 2
ER -