Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol.11, no.3, pp.452-481, 2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
This research aims to examine the integration of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) into the instructional settings in Asia-Pacific
countries and states, ranking among the Top 10 in the PISA test. PISA is an OECD’s
assessment tool which is applied every three years to measure 15-year-olds’ ability
to use their knowledge in mathematics, science, and reading. PISA was first held in
2000, and it has been observed an increasing number of Asia-Pacific countries and
states in the Top 10 over the years. Nowadays, one focus of national education
systems is on educational technologies and their impact on teaching processes.
Therefore, this study focuses on studies regarding the ICT integration of countries in
the Asia-Pacific region and their effects on student performance in the PISA test. The
document analysis method was used to examine PISA results and reports, OECD
reports, ICT integration projects, and studies on PISA. Successful ICT integration
activities of Asia-Pacific countries and states were determined by comparing their
efforts for ICT integration across countries. Additionally, studies on ICT integration
of the Asia-Pacific countries were compared with the studies conducted in Turkey
and inferences were made about the effect of ICT integration studies on the
outcomes of PISA.