Computers do not improve performance in school and, in some cases, can even harm the students, says a study conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and published on Tuesday (15/09).
The research, which analyzed the impact of technology in schools around the world, found that 75% of students use computers in class, but no significant progress in their learning.
Students from Western countries spend more time using classroom technology – 58 minutes a day in Australia, 42 in Greece and 39 in Sweden. In the Asia – where technology is an integral part of life outside schools, but relatively absent during the teaching – are educational institutions where the best performance was verified.
“Students who use computers more often at school fare much worse in most learning assessments,” said the director of education of the OECD, Andreas Schleicher, classifying the impact of technology in classrooms as “irregular, at best.”
The research measured the impact of using technology in international learning tests, including assessments to determine the digital skills. Educational systems that have invested heavily in information and communication technologies recorded “no discernible improvement” in reading comprehension materials, mathematics and science.
So, the OECD encourages schools and educators to work together to take advantage the full potential of technology to make it a powerful tool for learning.
“The real contribution that information and communication technologies can have on teaching and learning have yet to be understood and exploited “the report concludes.
FCA / afp / dpa
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