IT Use and Student Skills in Rural Western China, 2019-2020
by Bin Tang·Updated 4d ago
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Description
Two rounds of panel data from 2019 and 2020 track the influence of information technology on primary school students in rural western China. The dataset, shared by Bin Tang under a CC-BY-4.0 license, applies a PSM-DID methodology to analyze effects on cognitive and non-cognitive abilities. Findings suggest IT use correlates with increased student openness and school fondness, but also with higher self-blame and anxiety.
Use Cases
Evaluating the impact of IT interventions on cognitive skill development based on the described panel study design.
Analyzing differential effects of technology use on non-cognitive outcomes like openness, anxiety, and attitudes toward school.
Investigating how demographic factors (age, ethnicity, household income) moderate the effects of IT in education.
Applying Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in-Differences (PSM-DID) methodologies to educational panel data.
Strengths
Panel data structure with two collection rounds in 2019 and 2020, enabling longitudinal analysis.
Analysis is grounded in Heckman's human capital development theory and a PSM-DID methodology.
Dataset is openly shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
Limitations
The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope or a highly aggregated summary.
Row count and specific column-level documentation are unknown, requiring inspection after download.
Data is specific to third and fourth grade students in rural western China, limiting generalizability.
Provenance
Source
Bin Tang via figshare.
Collection Method
Panel data collected from third and fourth grade students, analyzed using Propensity Score Matching combined with Difference-in-Differences (PSM-DID).
Time Range
2019 to 2020
Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-01 17:52:09; freshness should be verified.