The impact of digital skills on educational outcomes: evidence from performance tests

Educational Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 137-162

  Pagani, Laura ^a   Argentin, Gianluca ^b   Gui, Marco ^a   Stanca, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

academic achievement; digital divide; digital skills; Human capital; internet skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959234432     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: 14653400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2016.1148588     Document Type: Article

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