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Publication Date: 2021-Feb
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The Use of Digital Technologies at School and Cognitive Learning Outcomes: A Population-Based Study in Finland
International Journal of Educational Psychology, v10 n1 p1-26 Feb 2021
Recently, the use of information and communications technology (ICT) at school has been extensively increased in Finland. This study investigated whether the use of ICT at school is linked to students 'learning outcomes in Finland. We used the Finnish PISA 2015 data (N=5037). Cognitive learning outcomes (i.e. science, mathematics, reading, collaborative problem-solving) were evaluated with computer-based tests. ICT use at school, ICT availability at school, and students' perceived ICT competence were assessed with self-rating questionnaires. Frequent ICT use at school predicted students' weaker performance in all the cognitive learning outcomes, when adjusted for age, gender, parental socioeconomic status, students' ICT competence, and ICT availability at school. Further, the effect of ICT use on learning outcomes was more negative in students with higher than lower ICT skills. Frequent use of ICT at school appears to be linked to weaker cognitive learning outcomes in Finland. This may be explained by working memory overload and task-switching during the use of digital technologies. This finding also suggests that even though students with ICT skills are good at mechanical use of digital device, they may not have abilities for a goal- oriented and self-directed use of digital technologies that could promote their learning.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving, Student Attitudes, Technological Literacy, Self Concept, Predictor Variables, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Access to Computers, Adolescents
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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