ABSTRACT In this paper, we have employed data from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA, 2012 edition) on the EU-15 countries in order to investigate the effect of using ICT at home on achievement. By employing Propensity Score Matching, we provide robust evidence that in most countries there is a negative association between using computers intensely for homework and achieving lower test scores across all subjects. Such negative effect affects the achievement of both low- and high-performing students and is robust to a specification that consider unobservable self-sorting of students across schools. Our findings suggest that a more cautious approach should be taken with regards to the wide-spread use of digital innovation as a means to support students’ out-of-school work.

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ICT在家中用于与学校有关的任务：对学生的成就有什么影响？OECD PISA数据的经验证据

摘要在本文中，我们采用了来自OECD的15个欧盟国家国际学生评估计划（PISA，2012年版）中的数据，以研究在家中使用ICT对成就的影响。通过使用倾向得分匹配，我们提供了有力的证据，表明在大多数国家/地区，大量使用计算机进行家庭作业与在所有主题中获得较低的测试分数之间存在负相关关系。这种负面影响会影响成绩优异的学生和低水平的学生，并且对于考虑跨学校的学生无法观察到的自我分类的规范具有较强的鲁棒性。我们的发现表明，对于数字创新作为支持学生的校外工作的一种手段，应采取更为谨慎的态度。