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Why the Aboriginal Child Succeeds at the Computer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

R.R. O'Donoghue
R.R. O'Donoghue*
Affiliation:
Brother, O'Donoghue has worked as a Resource Colleague for seven Aboriginal Schoolsin the East Kimberleys for the past four years and is based at Kununurra in West Australia.
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Recently, I asked a young teacher who made much use of the computer in her classroom, “Why do Aboriginal children succeed at the computer?”.

She gave these reasons:

  1. 1. Racial differences go out the window.

  2. 2. Ability groups do not matter - all are happily involved.

  3. 3. Concepts, e.g. direction, come early.

  4. 4. Hastens sight-word recognition.

  5. 5. Adult helpers are well employed.

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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , September 1992 , pp. 48 - 52
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press or the authors 1992

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