A study of 14 to 16-year-olds in Northern Ireland has also found that pupils who spend three hours a day using computers to do homework get the best exam results.
However, pupils who spend more than three hours a day using ICT for homework did considerably worse.
The ICT and Me study, funded by the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister and published by the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), followed 978 pupils at 13 schools in Northern Ireland throughout key stage 4. It also included focus groups with young people, parents and carers and interviews with teachers.
It found that four in 10 young people are spending four hours or more a day online during the year when they take their GCSEs.
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