Laptop classrooms as ‚catalysts of change'? A review of international research on the effects of laptop classrooms

Abstract : Considering the dynamics of laptop implementation activities in secondary education in German-speaking countries, the lack of broadly-based research activities on the effects and critical success factors of laptop classrooms is remarkable. Particularly since the broad variety of studies that have been conducted in English-speaking nations for more than 20 years has not yet found general recognition. Therefore it is the objective of this paper to give a well-founded review of international research on the effects of notebook use for educational purposes.