School closures and the online preparedness of children during the COVID-19 pandemic / by Marc Frenette, Kristyn Frank, and Zechuan Deng.: CS11-626/2020-103E-PDF

"This Economic Insights article discusses the potential impact of recent school closures on learning and academic performance of school children. To benefit from online resources, students require access to internet-enabled devices that are suitable for learning. The article estimates the percentage of households with children under the age of 18 with access to these learning tools by level of household income, and also discusses the potential impact of receiving no instructionon academic performance based on an earlier Statistics Canada study"--page 1.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Statistics Canada.
Title School closures and the online preparedness of children during the COVID-19 pandemic / by Marc Frenette, Kristyn Frank, and Zechuan Deng.
Series title Economic insights, 1927-503X ; no. 103
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Fermeture des écoles et préparation des enfants à l’apprentissage en ligne pendant la pandémie de COVID-19.
Issued also in HTML format.
Title from cover.
"Release date: April 15, 2020."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-8).
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2020.
©2020
Author / Contributor Frenette, Marc, author.
Description 1 online resource (8 pages)
ISBN 9780660344836
Catalogue number
  • CS11-626/2020-103E-PDF
Subject terms Internet and children -- Canada -- Statistics.
Internet access -- Canada -- Statistics.
Web-based instruction -- Canada.
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Canada.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Canada.
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