An Examination Of The Relationship Between Information Communication Technology At School Or Outside Of School And Student’s Performance In Pisa 2012

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between home and school related ICT variables and student’s performance at math, science and reading in PISA 2012. The sample of the study is composed of 4848 Turkish students. Existing data were used from PISA 2012 and they were obtained from cognitive domains (math, science and reading) tests and ICT survey. Hierarchical linear models were used as a data analysis method. The findings of the study demonstrated that ICT variables explained significantly small variance at math, science and reading performances. There was a significant negative relationship between student’s performances and using computer for school tasks at school. Despite this negative relationship, the result also showed that if student has and uses other educational technologies such as laptop, printer and internet frequently in school, his performances will increase. Also using computer for entertainment at home has a positive impact on student’s math and science performance.