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Irish students improve in digital literacy test [schooldays.ie]

Published: 29 June 2011

Children in Ireland outperform those in many other developed countries when it comes to their ability to read computer-based text documents, a new study has found.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) tested students in 19 countries around the world, with Ireland coming eighth in the table.

However, this contrasts with figures that have shown a decline in standards in recent years in traditional pen-and-paper literacy tests.

Dr Peter Archer, director of the Educational Research Centre, suggested the difference in performance may be due to the fact that students are more familiar and more interested in the digital content.

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Children in Ireland outperform those in many other developed countries when it comes to their ability to read computer-based text documents, a new study has found.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) tested students in 19 countries around the world, with Ireland coming eighth in the table.

However, this contrasts with figures that have shown a decline in standards in recent years in traditional pen-and-paper literacy tests.

Dr Peter Archer, director of the Educational Research Centre, suggested the difference in performance may be due to the fact that students are more familiar and more interested in the digital content.