Hardware quality was improving, but slowly. There was more instructional software available. There was somewhat more integration, but not in all countries. Not all students used computers. There were large differences within and among countries in computer-related knowledge among students.
Students learn much about computers outside school.
Males knew more about computers than females. Males liked working with computers more than females. Phase I began in 1988 and was completed in 1992. It involved over its 4-year span more than 30 researchers in 25 countries. The application is occurring world-wide despite the lack of a synthesized base of information about its impact on child development or on the system of culturally sensitive variables surrounding the child in his experiences with IT in education.