Students' basic ICT skills pose little barrier in classroom settings but major hurdles for individual and mobile use, mitigated by peer support and initial device setup¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Lack of basic ICT skills was mitigated in classroom settings by pre-set-up computers and peer support, but mobile-only Internet users in South Africa faced serious setup hurdles. → Benjamin D. Nye 2015

Evidence¶

Benjamin D. Nye 2015¶

Benjamin D. Nye. (2015). Intelligent Tutoring Systems by and for the Developing World: A Review of Trends and Approaches for Educational Technology in a Global Context. Int J Artif Intell Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-014-0028-6

q2 · i? · review · r3

The review contrasts classroom pilots of Cognitive Tutor and LISTEN in the developing world, where students navigated software fairly quickly, with Gitau, Marsden, and Donner (2010)'s finding that mobile-only Internet users in South Africa required tutorials and user groups to reach web applications.

"Basic ICT skills by learners were not a major factor in classroom settings but posed major hurdles for individual ICT use."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Digital Literacy — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
• Social Supports — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

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