Researchers say children learn very differently when using computers at home than they do in school.
Prof John Furlong Many are positive about home computers but disillusioned about information and communication technology in their schools - which is the subject of a 1bn investment by the government. The research team from the universities of Bristol, Cardiff and Wales says the findings have important implications for teachers and policy makers. Eight in 10 children in richer homes had access to a computer, compared with just over half in the lower income homes, where the equipment was also probably not as good. Almost all those children who had a computer in the home used it. If children did not have a computer at home, only just over half used one outside school.