Integrating Computer Technology into the Curriculum at the Grade 4 and 5 Levels
ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE for Intermediate level B.C. teachers (including computer teachers) only please.

RESULTS PAGE

B. ANECDOTAL COMMENTS
RE USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

 

RESULTS FOR "B"

B1. Language Arts

B2. Math

B3. Personal Planning

B4. Science

B5. Social Studies

B6. Info Tech

After viewing B1,
please go on to the next section

Go to Results C

WHEW! This section has taken a lot of time and effort to compile!

First of all, each written comment from each participant must be entered into a spreadsheet. Similar comments are combined. Unique comments are left on their own. Related comments are gathered into separate sections. Comments which appear to have more than one "meaning", are recorded only once, in the section I deem most suitable. (For example, a comment regarding "Novel Research" is listed under the heading of "Novels" and is not listed under the heading of "Research".) Some specific wordings have been included in order to help clarify the various participants' meanings.

As more comments are added to the spreadsheet, there is a considerable amount of "moving the data around" so that the results will be displayed in a meaningful arrangement.

It is hoped this data will:
-give an indication of how some teachers in the target district are presently using computer technology
-provide some insight into where these teachers hope to be progressing in their computer activities
-provide other teachers with affirmation for computer activities which they currently use themselves and which have also been used by the participants
-provide other teachers with some encouraging ideas for new computer activities which the participants have found to be useful
-perhaps encourage those teachers who have additional ideas, which have not been mentioned by the participants, to share those ideas with other teachers.

 

PART B:
SPECIFIC USES OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AS RELATED TO CURRICULUM AREAS

 Quick Reference
to Curriculum Areas and Computer Applications

Please answer the following questions primarily with respect to your current situation. As this year's students will not have completed all areas of the curriculum, you may need to draw upon your previous teaching experience. Recent teaching is the most relevant.


Part B1: Language Arts Curriculum Area

14. Do you presently use any computer technology to implement your Language Arts program?

15. If yes, please elaborate on the activities and projects in which computer technology has helped you achieve learning outcomes in Language Arts. (Please specify the computer programs that you used).

16. What computer technologies or projects (in Language Arts) do you see yourself moving towards in the next 2 years?

RESULTS PART B1 - LANGUAGE ARTS


Part B2: Math Curriculum Area

17. Do you presently use any computer technology to implement your Math program?
No Yes

18. If yes, please elaborate on the activities and projects in which computer technology has helped you achieve learning outcomes in Math.(Please specify the computer programs that you used).

19. What computer technologies or projects (in Math) do you see yourself moving towards in the next 2 years?

RESULTS PART B1 - MATH


Part B3: Personal Planning Curriculum Area

20. Do you presently use any computer technology to implement your Personal Planning program?
No Yes

21. If yes, please elaborate on the activities and projects in which computer technology has helped you achieve learning outcomes in Personal Planning. (Please specify the computer programs that you used).

 

22. What computer technologies or projects (in Personal Planning) do you see yourself moving towards in the next 2 years?

RESULTS PART B3 - PERSONAL PLANNING



Part B4: Science Curriculum Area

23. Do you presently use any computer technology to implement your Science program?
No Yes

24. If yes, please elaborate on the activities and projects in which computer technology has helped you achieve learning outcomes in Science. (Please specify the computer programs that you used).

 

25. What computer technologies or projects (in Science) do you see yourself moving towards in the next 2 years?

RESULTS PART B4 - SCIENCE


Part B5: Social Studies Curriculum Area

26. Do you presently use any computer technology to implement your Social Studies program?
No Yes

27. If yes, please elaborate on the activities and projects in which computer technology has helped you achieve learning outcomes in Social Studies. (Please specify the computer programs that you used).

 

28. What computer technologies or projects (in Social Studies) do you see yourself moving towards in the next 2 years?

RESULTS PART B5 - SOCIAL STUDIES


Part B6: Information Technology Area

Please answer the following questions primarily with respect to your current situation. As this year's students will not have completed all areas of the curriculum, you may need to draw upon your previous teaching experience. Recent teaching is the most relevant.

 

Please put a check mark if you have used the following for what you consider to be a 'substantial project' using the computer as a tool. ("If in doubt... leave it out!")


 29. Text Processing Tools

 Lang. Arts

Math

Personal Planning

Science

Social Studies

Other
1a Word processor (including a simple report or document, see also 6c Desktop publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

 
1b Keyboarding (where primary objective is typing practice)

 n/a

 n/a

 n/a

 n/a

 n/a

 
1c Spell-Checker (used in conjunction with Word Processing)

 

 

 

 

 

 
1d Outliner (document structuring and planning used with word proc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 
1e Others (please specify):

 

 

 

 

 

 




 30. Instructional Software

 Lang.
Arts

 Math

 Personal Planning

 Science

 Social Studies

 Other
 2a Problem Solving Programs (primary objective is thinking skills)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 2b Tutorial Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 
 2c Drill & Practice Programs (not in game format -see also 5b Instructional games)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 2d Software accompanying a Textbook

 

 

 

 

 

 
 2e CD-ROM research

 

 

 

 

 

 
 2f Internet research (search engines, directories, catalogues...)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 2g On-line instructional websites

 

 

 

 

 

 
 2h Other (please specify:

 

 

 

 

 

 



 31. Analytic/Information Tools

 Lang.
Arts

Math

Personal
Planning

Science

Social Studies

Other
 3a Databases

 

 

 

 

 

 
 3b Spreadsheets

 

 

 

 

 

 
 3c Chart/Graphing

 

 

 

 

 

 
3d Calculator (as part of computer) 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 3e Lab Interfaces (scientific probes connected to the computer)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 3f Statistical Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 
 3g Other (please specify):

 

 

 

 

 

 


32. Programming and Operating Systems

 Lang. Arts

Math

Personal Planning

Science

Social Studies

Other (Info Tech)
 4a Operating Systems

 n/a

 n/a

n/a 

n/a 

 n/a

 
 4b LOGO, Microworlds (LOGO)

 n/a

 n/a

 n/a

 n/a

n/a 

 
4c Cocoa

 n/a

 n/a

n/a 

n/a 

 n/a

 
4d HyperTalk

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

 n/a

 
4e HTML

 n/a

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

 
4f Others (please specify):

 n/a

 n/a

 n/a

n/a 

n/a 

 


 33. Games & Simulations

 Lang.
Arts

Math

Personal Planning

Science

Social Studies

Other
 5a Simulations (eg SimCity)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 5b Instructional Games (eg math or spelling practice in a game format)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 5c Recreational Games/
Entertainment Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 
 5d Other (please specify):

 

 

 

 

 

 


 34. Graphics & Operating Tools

 Lang.
Arts

Math

Personal Planning

Science

Social Studies

Other
 6a Ready-made art (eg.Clip-art)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 6b Painting or Drawing

 

 

 

 

 

 
 6c Desktop Publishing (a complex report with planned layout, graphics etc.) ( see also 1a - simple reports)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 6d Drafting, Computer-Aided Design

 

 

 

 

 

 
6e Music Composition 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 6f Other (please specify):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 35. Communications

 Lang.
Arts

Math

Personal
Planning

Science

Social
Studies

Other
 7a Within-School Group collaborative projects (intranet)

 

 

 

 

 

 
 7b School-School Communications (Internet)

 

 

 

 

 

 
7c School-Home Communications

 

 

 

 

 

 
7d E-mail, Keypals etc  

 

 

 

 

 

 
7e On-line services, Ask-an-expert

 

 

 

 

 

 
7f On-line databases

 

 

 

 

 

 
7g Other (please specify):

 

 

 

 

 

 


 36. Multimedia

 Lang.
Arts

Math

Personal Planning

Science

Social Studies

Other
 8a Videodisc

 

 

 

 

 

 
 8b Robotics

 

 

 

 

 

 
 8c HyperCard

 

 

 

 

 

 
 8d HyperStudio

 

 

 

 

 

 
 8e Digital Chisel

 

 

 

 

 

 
 8f Power Point

 

 

 

 

 

 
 8g HTML webpage construction

 

 

 

 

 

 
 8h Other (please specify):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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