Cheap and Good ICTs in Education. Low-cost Computers in Indian Rural Primary Schools: Evaluating the Impact

DOI: 10.5176/978-981-08-7240-3_poster

Authors: Ms. Komathi Ale and Dr. Arul Chib

Abstract:

The increased hype and hope surrounding the advent of low-cost computing devices, specifically targeted at rural children, calls for scientifically established research to test its impact on education. The study aims at using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve the cognitive empowerment of children through an ICTs in education intervention designed to influence three community aspects of unbiased access, local language, and teacher training. The Extended Technology-Community-Management model is used to establish these community aspects, in addition to literature review and formative findings used to establish these community aspects, in addition to literature review and formative findings of the Psyschological Empowerment theory, focusing on three variables of computer self-
efficacy, technological literacy and functional literacy.