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

Paul Maderthaner (1)

1 Department for Business and Vocational Education and Training

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.

Keywords: new media technologies; school developments; laptop classrooms

Domains: Technology for Human Learning

Paul Maderthaner. Laptop classrooms as ‚catalysts of change'? A review of international research on the effects of laptop classrooms. Conference ICL2007, September 26 -28, 2007, 2007, Villach, Austria. 11 p. ⟨hal-00257122⟩