Research Reports
Mayer, R. E., Blanton, W., Duran, R., & Schustack, M. (1999). Using New Information Technologies in the Creation of Sustainable Afterschool Literacy Activities: Evaluation of Cognitive Outcomes. Final Report to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
If you wish to examine the research in more detail you should examine the following publications:
Mayer, R. E. (1997). Out-of-school learning: The case of an after-school computer club. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 16, 333-336.
Schustack, M. W., Strauss, R. & Worden, P.E. (1997). Learning about technology in a non-instructional environment. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 16, 337-352.
Mayer, R.E., Quilici, J., Moreno, R., Duran, R., Woodbridge, S., Simon, R., Sanchez, D. & Lavezzo, A. (1997). Cognitive consequences of participation in a Fifth Dimension after-school computer club. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 16, 353-369.
Blanton, W. E., Moorman, G.B., Hayes, B.A., & Warner, M.L. (1997). Effects of participation in the Fifth Dimension on far transfer. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 16, 371-396.
Mayer, R. E., Schustack, M. & Blanton, W. (1999, March-April). What do children learn from using computers in an informal collaborative setting? Educational Technology, 39(2), 27-31.
Mayer, R. E., Quilici, J. H., & Moreno, R. (1999). What is learned in an after-school computer club? Journal of Educational Computing Research, 20, 215-227.