Information and Communication Technology and Digital Reading Achievement: A Cross-National Comparison Using PISA 2018 Data

• In Event: Technology, Instruction, Cognition, Learning: A Survey of Research

Abstract

This study was aimed at examining (1) the relationships among the frequency of and attitude toward using digital devices and digital reading achievement in the U.S., Singapore, and Finland and (2) whether the relationships would remain the same across student genders. This study used the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 data. Results indicated that frequency of using digital devices was negatively associated with students’ digital reading achievement, whereas student attitude toward digital devices was positively associated with students’ digital reading achievement. Results also indicated that the relationship between student attitude toward the use of digital devices and students’ reading achievement was stronger for male than for female in Finland. The findings of the current study was briefly discussed.

Authors

• Young S. Seo, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

• Yiren Kong, University at Buffalo - SUNY

• Ling Zhai, University at Buffalo - SUNY