Are students ready for a technology-rich world?
Subtitle: what PISA studies tell us.
Contributors: Programme for International Student Assessment.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 138
Subjects: Computer-assisted instruction; Educational technology
Description: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has profound implications for education, both because it can facilitate new forms of learning and because it has become important for young people to master ICT in preparation for adult life. But how extensive is access to ICT in schools and informal settings and how is it used by students? Drawing on data from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this publication examines: whether access to computers for students is equitable across countries and student groups, how students use ICT and what their attitudes are towards ICT, the relationship between students' access to and use of ICT and their performance in PISA 2003, and the implications for educational policy.--Publisher summary.
Notes: At head of title: Programme for International Student Assessment.

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