Europese jeugd gebruikt internet meer voor plezier dan voor school (en) - Hoofdinhoud

Young people predominantly use computers and the internet at home for entertainment rather than school-related work, according to a report published by the European Commission today. Using recent international surveys and data from 31 countries (EU Member States plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey), the 2011 report on "Key data on learning and innovation through ICT at school in Europe", finds that, on a weekly basis, 83% of 15-year-olds use their computers for fun, while 46% use them for homework. The research shows that only 20% use computers at school for experiments, literacy or foreign languages classes.

Schools in the European Union tend to be well-equipped with ICT - at least 50% of pupils attend schools where one computer is available for every two students. Disparities in ICT equipment between countries are much smaller now than 10 years ago, when one computer was shared on average by 5 pupils in Liechtenstein and 41 pupils in Romania.

Today, the UK is best equipped with more than one computer per student, while in all other countries between one and four students share a computer, with the exception of Turkey (5.5) and Greece (6) (see page 76 for the pupil-computer ratio in each country). The report states that many schools report difficulties in recruiting qualified ICT teachers and in most countries there is too little on-the-job training. The report is produced by the 'Eurydice' network, which provides information on and analyses of European education systems and policies.

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