The use of a computer and internet connection allows high school and university students to access more relevant information. However, there is no consensus on the effects of the use of these tools on academic results. This work evaluates the impact of computers and the internet at home on the results of the Saber 11 test, a national exam taken by all students finishing their secondary education in Colombia, between 2017 and 2019. This impact was estimated from a pooled two-stage least squares (pooled 2SLS) model, applied to data from 1,578,460 Colombian high school students. We found that computers and the internet at home had a positive impact on English language performance in the Saber 11 test in Colombia. This work allows a better understanding of the technological effects on educational achievement and provides information for the design of public policies for education in developing countries.

使用计算机和互联网连接可以让高中和大学生访问更多相关信息。然而，对于使用这些工具对学术成果的影响还没有达成共识。这项工作评估了家里的计算机和互联网对 Sabre 11 考试成绩的影响，该考试是 2017 年至 2019 年间在哥伦比亚完成中学教育的所有学生参加的全国考试。 这种影响是根据汇总的两阶段估算得出的最小二乘（合并 2SLS）模型，应用于 1,578,460 名哥伦比亚高中生的数据。我们发现，在哥伦比亚的 Sabre 11 测试中，家里的计算机和互联网对英语语言表现产生了积极影响。