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Is Gen Z getting less intelligent? | BBC News

Reading, maths and science scores in PISA, the world’s biggest international test of 15-year-olds, are falling. The downward trend started around 2012 and seems to be accelerating, particularly in reading. Here we explore some of the theories about what’s causing the decline. 00:00 Why are Gen Z’s test scores falling? 00:31 What the PISA test results measure 01:08 Is Covid to blame? 02:00 Did technology change learning? 02:37 The sharp decline in reading skills 03:24 How are screens in classrooms linked to test scores? 04:17 School tech use in Singapore is high, and so are PISA scores 04:28 S…