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Are screens dumbing down children? And adults too?

The PISA report reflects a collapse in the school performance of adolescents, and points to technology as the enemy of concentration. The world before mobile phones and AI is not going to return.

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Are screens dumbing down children? And adults too?

The PISA report, which evaluates the performance of 15- and 16-year-old students in 90 countries, has revealed that Spain has achieved its worst results since the study began in 2000. The decline is evident in three key areas: reading comprehension, mathematics, and science. Spain is not alone in this trend, as the average score of OECD countries has also decreased. This suggests that there are underlying issues affecting Western societies.

Written by urgent.news from El Pais Economia's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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