The Impact of Home Internet Access on Test Scores By Steve Macho

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Figure 2. Internet Use by Age and Location, 2001

Source : U.S. Department of Commerce, 2002, p. 46.

These two groups, School only and Home only, combined were smaller than the group of those who were using the Internet both at home and at school already in 2001. Since the publication of the U.S. Department of Commerce report on how Americans made use of the Internet, The Pew Internet & American Life Project published results indicating that more students (94%) are using the Internet (Levin & Arafeh, 2002).

Personal Empowerment in the Study of Home Internet Use by Low-Income Families , conducted by Bier (1997), was structured as an ethnographic study. One of the conclusions in this study was the most disadvantaged participants would become the most enthusiastic users; for example, those who would benefit the most from access to the Internet. In this study, participants who were classified as information have-nots were given free Internet access in their homes from December of 1994 until January of 1996. The one-year of Internet access was evaluated and Bier concluded, “The data collected during this study provide strong evidence for the Internet’s potential to empower and enrich the lives if those with access” (Conclusion section, ¶ 1).