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Teenagers today have weaker computer literacy than teenagers of previous generations.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that teenagers today have weaker computer literacy than teenagers of previous generations?

Partly. The retrieved items do not directly measure computer literacy across generations. One 2010s-era study reports only 75% of teenagers in Zanzibar/Burkina Faso had basic computer skills, while a 2020 review notes today's teens have more access to electronic media than any previous generation; a 1985 commentary claims electronic media displace teenagers' mental development. None compares computer literacy of today's teenagers with that of earlier generations.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 2 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
2010
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Sasali, N., Gourouzi, Z., & Koala, S. (2010). Technological Adoption and Knowledge Levels Among Teenagers in Zanzibar Islands: A Digital Literacy Programme in Burkina Faso. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18916607

Evidence against · 1
2020
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Gavoto, L., Terceiro, D., & Terrasa, S. (2020). Pantallas, niños y confinamiento en pandemia: ¿debemos limitar su exposición?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.51987/EVIDENCIA.V23I4.6897

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1985
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Harriet, S. (1985). Reversing the Literacy Decline by Controlling the Electronic Demons.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ313669

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