NDLI: Assessment of educational divide and computer literacy among primary school students in Selangor, Malaysia

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Author	Yusof, N.S.M. Hashim, R. Rashim, S.N.A.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia (Yusof, N.S.M.; Hashim, R.; Rashim, S.N.A.)
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to assess the educational divide and computer literacy among primary school students located in a rural school as well as an urban one Specifically the places are in Sabak Bernam and Shah Alam, Selangor. Demographic profiles play an important part in determining the education divide between the schools such as family background, income, parents' educational qualification and other socio-economic factors These in turn would affect the computer literacy of the units of analysis A total of 120 Year 6 students in the two primary schools in Sabak Bernam and Shah Alam participated in this study. Questionnaires were distributed to students in the presence of the respective class teachers, hence, the returned survey for ms was 100%. Using SPSS to analyze the data, the results indicated that the educational divide and computer literacy are significantly low. This evidence brooks well for the government and continuous support for primary schools is recommended in line with the Prime Minister's agenda of "People first, performance now".
Starting Page	437
Ending Page	442
File Size	244956
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457716324
e-ISBN	9781457716348
DOI	10.1109/ISBEIA.2012.6422922
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-09-23
Publisher Place	Indonesia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Computers Educational divide Policy Computer illiteracy Urban areas Government Sociology Educational institutions Malaysia Internet Children Digital divide
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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