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National Taiwan Normal University professor Tsai Meng-jung, right, holds a placard alongside others at a news conference hosted by the Minsitry of Education in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times
DIGITAL SKILLS: Fifty-two percent of Taiwanese students achieved category 3 scores in computational thinking, far surpassing the international average
By Chen Kuan-pei and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Taiwanese junior-high school students ranked first in computational thinking, and fourth in computer and information literacy in the 2023 International Computer and Information Literacy Study （ICILS） published yesterday, the National Taiwan Normal University （NTNU） ICILS National Research Center said in a report.
Taiwan achieved an average score of 548, about 65 higher than the international average of 483, the report said.
NTNU professor Tsai Meng-jung （蔡孟蓉） said students were tested on their understanding of digital systems, their data analysis skills, and their ability to come up with solutions, and develop algorithms and programs.
Fifty-two percent of the Taiwanese students achieved category 3 scores in the computational thinking category, far surpassing the international average of 29 percent, Tsai said.
The results show that Taiwanese students performed better than their peers in terms of analysis and providing solutions, demonstrating that Taiwan’s education policies — which have computational thinking as a core concept in information technology classes — are successful, she said.
Taiwanese students averaged 515 in computer and information literacy, compared with the average score of 476, ranking fourth behind South Korea, the Czech Republic and Denmark, she said.
Sixty-four percent of Taiwanese students achieved level 2 scores or higher, surpassing the international average of 49 percent, showing that they are skilled in solving information and communications technology problems, communicating on the subject and being creative, she added.
The ICILS survey, published every five years, is designed to help countries monitor their national targets regarding student digital competency and provide information for education officials to monitor their progress toward meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Taiwan participated in the study for the first time last year, with 5,112 students and 2,233 teachers participating.
ICILS 2023 collected data from 132,998 grade 8 or equivalent students in 5,299 schools across 34 countries.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
