Digital Reading in PISA 2012 and ICT Uses: How do VET and General Education Students Perform?

Patricia Dinis Mota da Costa () and Luisa De Sousa Lobo Borges de Araujo ()
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Patricia Dinis Mota da Costa: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en
Luisa De Sousa Lobo Borges de Araujo: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC104713, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: The analyses presented in this report indicate that in several Member States (MS) 15 year-old students in vocational-oriented programmes (VET) perform better in digital reading than in print reading in PISA 2012. When differentiated by programme of study – VET versus general education programmes – VET students perform better in digital than in print reading in Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal and the Slovak Republic. Moreover, VET students display specific patterns of ICT-related practices. For example, they have more access to computers at school than at home and their engagement in frequent browsing of the internet for school work is associated with higher digital reading achievement. Results suggest that schools should help VET students develop further digital skills to support their learning.

Keywords: Vocational Education; Digital Reading; PISA 2012 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 82 pages
Date: 2016-12
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