Educational Research and Innovation Are the New Millennium Learners Making the Grade? Technology Use and Educational Performance in PISA 2006

Using data from PISA 2006, this book analyzes to what extent investments in technology enhance educational outcomes. One of the most striking findings of this study is that the digital divide in education goes beyond the issue of access to technology. A new second form of digital divide has been identified: the one existing between those who have the right competencies to benefit from computer use...