OECD finds computer use isn't improving students' literacy and numeracy: A new report from the OECD has found the increasing use of computers in schools around the world isn't boosting literacy and numeracy. Australia has one of the highest rates of computer use and while the OECD has found it isn't improving basic skills, it has meant Australians' digital reading is amongst the best in the world for 15-year-olds.

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Australia's results in reading, mathematics and science have been declining now for over a decade and the achievement gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students have increased or remained unchanged for over a decade. [...]that's one of the most disappointing findings of the report, is that the socio-economic divide between rich and poor students in reading and maths has actually not been narrowed in Australia by the extensive use of new technology.