Are the New Millennium Learners Making the Grade?
Technology Use and Educational Performance in PISA 2006
This finding has important implications for policy and practice. Governments should make an effort to clearly convey the message that computer use matters for the education of young people and do their best to engage teachers and schools in raising the frequency of computer use to a level that becomes relevant. If schools and teachers are really committed to the development of 21st century competencies, such an increase will happen naturally. And only in these circumstances will clear correlations between technology use and educational performance emerge.
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Students' use of information and communication technologies and the role of confidence
Centre for Educational Research and Innovation
Examination of the frequency and patterns of ICT use provides a picture of how students are taking advantage of the opportunities made available by ICT in schools and at home. Once they have access, types of ICT use depend on variables related to students’ cognitive, cultural and socio-demographic characteristics. This chapter gives special attention to students’ gender and socio-economic status and offers for the first time an analysis of user profiles that go beyond traditional stereotypes. It also presents a detailed analysis of students’ attitudes to ICT and how they relate to performance in science.
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