THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION INFORMATIZATION ON EQUITY IN EDUCATION: A LITERATURE REVIEWS

Abstract

Equity in education is one of the core requirements of a powerful country in education. To decrease the gap in the education of students in China, and to ensure that every child can receive an equitable and high-quality education, it is necessary for researchers and policy-makers to pay attention to the most effective strategies identified in numerous studies that have the potential to improve the quality of education. Education information technology is one such strategy. To get more information and a systematic understanding regarding the influence of education informatization on equity in education. A literature review synthesizes the existing literature's findings is done to explore how education informatization affects equity in education. This study begins with an overview of education informatization. And this study will also review the influence of education informatization from different equity components in education especially education outcomes, including 1) academic achievement, 2) cognitive ability, and 3) coursework acceptance. Meanwhile, articles on socioeconomic factors affecting equity in education outcomes are also reviewed for this study.