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It says results from the 2018 PISA tests show New Zealand teens were spending 42 hours per week online, well above the OECD average of 35 hours per week and 22 hours higher than in 2012 - equal with Costa Rica for the biggest increase of any of the 79 nations and economies in the study.
The report also found New Zealand was one of just five countries where use of digital devices at school was associated with better performance in reading.
The PISA tests have shown a slow decline in New Zealand 15-year-olds achievement in reading, science and maths during the past 18 years.
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A report from the OECD s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) shows New Zealand s 15-year-olds spend more time on the internet than their peers in all countries except Denmark, Sweden and Chile.
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By John Gerritsen of rnz.co.nz
It says results from the 2018 PISA tests show New Zealand teens were spending 42 hours per week online, well above the OECD average of 35 hours per week and 22 hours higher than in 2012 - equal with Costa Rica for the biggest increase of any of the 79 nations and economies in the study.
New Zealand 15-year-olds are among some of the world s biggest internet users
New Zealand 15-year-olds are among some of the world s biggest internet users 10 May 2021
An OECD report shows Kiwi teens spent 42 hours per week online, well above the international average of 35 hours per week in 2018.
It also revealed a slow decline in reading, science and maths achievements.
Albany Senior High School principal Claire Amos says it s hard to know whether increased screen time is to blame for the fall.
She says it s more likely it s improved our students digital literary skills.