Managing screen time
How to protect and equip students against distraction
The upsurge in children’s screen time has sparked concerns about its impact on children’s
learning, development, and well-being. Three-quarters of students in OECD countries
spend more than one hour per weekday browsing social networks and nearly one in three
students gets distracted by using digital devices in class. How to protect and equip
students to navigate digital environments? This PISA in Focus explores why students
rely on devices and how their digital device use relates to their mathematics performance,
sense of belonging at school, and how much they become distracted. It highlights the
role of education policies that improve students’ digital skills and behaviours and
prepare teachers to teach with technology in protecting students from digital distractions
at school and beyond, and building their ability to navigate digital environments.
Published on May 27, 2024
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