Briefing paper
What makes students' access to digital learning more equitable?
Publisher
Digital literacy
Educational technology
Disadvantaged students
Educational achievement
Education equity
Information technology
Description
Information and communication technology (ICT) has become an important tool for school systems as they seek to enhance education and make it more efficient. This has become all the more apparent and urgent with the COVID-19 pandemic. But what degree of access do students from different socio-economic backgrounds have to ICT-based quality instruction? Overall, disadvantaged students tend to have less access to digital learning opportunities both at home and at school. The data also suggest that the way teachers with certain characteristics are distributed can facilitate better equity. Two examples highlighted in this brief are teachers’ digital self-efficacy and training in ICT-based instruction.
Publication Details
DOI:
10.1787/e8107345-en
Copyright:
OECD 2022
License type:
All Rights Reserved
Access Rights Type:
open
Series:
Teaching in Focus 43
Post date:
28 Mar 2022