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Download full textJeff Schiel – ACT Education Corp., 2025
Recent results from large-scale testing programs (e.g., the ACT® test, Programme for International Student Assessment) show declines over time in high school students' mathematics performance. Such declines can be concerning for many, including students, parents, and educators. Several factors could be related to mathematics performance declines,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Moore, Raeal; Vitale, Dan; Stawinoga, Nycole – ACT, Inc., 2018
This paper is one of a series of reports on students' access to technology. Access to technology is essential to educational success as well as workforce and community development. However, geographical, income-based, and racial/ethnic disparities in technology access persist. This "digital divide"--the gap between people who have…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Computer Uses in Education
Jeff Schiel – ACT Education Corp., 2024
Disparities in technology access currently exist for adults, but do they also exist for high school students? If so, might the disparities have lessened since ACT first investigated this matter? This study examined high school students' access at home and school to four types of technological devices (desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Access to Internet, Access to Computers
Moore, Raeal; Vitale, Dan – ACT, Inc., 2018
This paper is one of a series of reports on students' access to technology. Access to technology is essential to educational success as well as workforce and community development. However, geographical, income-based, and racial/ethnic disparities in technology access persist. This "digital divide"--the gap between people who have…
Descriptors: High School Students, Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedKramer, Jenna W. – AERA Open, 2020
Technology-facilitated interventions following high school graduation have shown promise for increasing the likelihood of college matriculation, but we know little about how to fine-tune these tools. I conducted an experiment in which college-intending Tennessee high school graduates received informational messages in distinct behavioral frames:…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Males, First Generation College Students, African American Students
Corwin, Z.; Maruco, T.; Bernstein, S.; Galan, C.; Rocha, C. – Pullias Center for Higher Education, 2018
High schools today have a unique challenge: to equip students with the knowledge and tools they need to prepare for, apply to and enroll in college--all while proving them with digital resources and skills essential for the 21st century. This guide by the Pullias Center's Digital Equity in Education team provides a general overview of what a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Information Sources, College Applicants, College Attendance
Direct linkMcDonald, Sylvia E. – College Student Journal, 2013
Cell phones have become a norm within the collegiate environment but little research has examined their impact on academic attainment. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects that in-class texting behavior had on the final grade score in a freshmen level introductory social science course. Students in three different sections were…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Grades (Scholastic)
