Teacher Questionnaire Results:

Section D: Questions 46 to 57

 

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RESULTS Section D: Questions 46 to 57

 

D1: Peripheral devices
D2: Computers in the Classroom
D3: Computers in the Computer Lab

NOTE: This section excludes teachers without a classroom (eg. computer teachers, librarians, principals)

 


D1: Peripheral devices

46. Which peripheral devices have you used for or with your class (within last 2 years)? Check all that apply:

 

D2: Computers in the Classroom

 

47. How many computers do you have in your classroom?

 

 

 

Teachers WITHOUT A CLASS COMPUTER may skip questions 48 to 53.

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48. How would you rate your class computer(s).

 

 

49. How many computers in your classroom have a CD-ROM?

 

74% of the Classrooms having a computer (39 classrooms) had zero CD ROMS.

 

 50. What networking options are available in your classroom?

 

 

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 51. Is the classroom computer(s) used by the students? 

 

 

In total, 50 % of the 90 teachers have students without access to a classroom computer.

 

Of the 53 teachers who do have a classroom computer:

43% (39 teachers) have student access to the class computer

7% (6 teachers) have a class computer solely used by a Special Needs student

 

 

If yes, how do your students save their classroom work or projects?  Check all that apply.

 

With respect to saving their work, the most notable numbers are

43% of the teachers have their students save on a floppy disk.

19% save on the local hard drive

only 9% save to a school network server

 

52. Do you ever designate computer time on the classroom computer(s)?

74% of the teachers with classroom computers (39 teachers) do not designate any time on the classroom computers

 

If yes, what would be an average time that EACH student is scheduled on a classroom computer?

 

Of the 25% (13 teachers) who do designate time, the average time ranged from 30 minustes a week to 10 minutes a month

 

     53. On the average, how much unscheduled time do students spend on educational activities or projects on the classroom computer during class time?  
 

            While most of the times ranged from zero to 30 minutes a week, a few teachers estimated that their students spend 80 minutes a week on educational activities on the classroom computers.

 

D3: Computers in the Computer Lab

 

54. How much scheduled computer lab time does your class receive per week?

 

(Please see question #37 for this).

 

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·        Teachers WHO DO NOT HAVE A COMPUTER LAB may skip question #55 - 57.

 55. How much extra (unscheduled) computer lab time does your class take on the averge?

 

54% of the teachers (49 teachers) did not take any extra lab time for their class

About half of the 41 teachers who did take extra time, spent variable extra time from about 10 to 30 min/mth

Approximately 25% (10 teachers) took a regular 40 mins/week extra (unscheduled) time in the lab

 

56. Do your students have access to BOTH a classroom computer and to a computer lab?

 

If yes, how much classroom computer time would you estimate that your students spend on designated classwork or projects, as compared to classwork done during “computer lab time”? Check one only.

 

 

 57. How do your students save their computer lab work or projects?  Check all that apply.

 

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