ERIC Number: EJ1266569
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 15
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The Relationship between ICT-Related Factors and Student Academic Achievement and the Moderating Effect of Country Economic Indexes across 39 Countries: Using Multilevel Structural Equation Modelling
Park, Seoyeon; Weng, Wenting
Educational Technology & Society, v23 n3 p1-15 Jul 2020
This study examined how information and communications technology (ICT) related factors and country-level economic status influence student academic achievement. Two-level structural equation modeling was employed to investigate both student-level and country-level variables, using the PISA 2015 data of ninth-grade students across 39 countries. The findings indicate that: (a) students' interest in ICT, perceived ICT competence, and autonomy had positive impacts on academic performance; (b) GDP per capita had significant interaction effects on the relationship among ICT-related factors (ICT use for studying at school, for entertainment, and perceived ICT autonomy) and academic performance; and (c) a higher level of students' perceived autonomy in ICT resulted in better learning outcomes in countries with less income inequality.
Descriptors: Information Technology, Economic Factors, Academic Achievement, Grade 9, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Interests, Self Concept, Technological Literacy, Personal Autonomy, Living Standards, Interaction, Educational Technology, Recreational Activities, Cultural Differences, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Science Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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