Using Parent–Student Pairs for Internet Instruction

Abstract

Student and parent attitudes toward school-based Internet use were explored usingparent-student pairs. An inter generational approach positioned 54 pairs of young adolescents and their parents as co-learners for simultaneous Internet instruction, while another 51 parent-student pairs were given separate Internet instruction. This study; examined the effoct of instructional conditions using pre-and post-instruction attitude surveys and interviews. Survey analyses included descriptives, reliability measures, factor analysis, subscale formation, pre-and post-instruction comparisons, and analysis of variance of treatment and role variables. Interview analyses provided insights into student and parent attitudes. Positive effocts of instruction were revealed for students and parents.

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“…Moreover, the findings suggest that just as parents with limited literacy skills can still inspire reading development in their children by sharing books with them, so too might parents with limited computer skills be able to augment Downloaded by [University of California, San Diego] at 08:22 27 March 2016 their children's skills simple by interacting with them on the computer (rather than teaching them in a more formal manner). Finally, programs such as Head Start and physicians' offices might develop programs like Reach Out and Read to model computer learning skills to young children for parents lacking in such skills, as similar programs were proven to be beneficial to both parents and children (Caskey, 2002).…”