The 1997 Missouri School District Computing Census

Building Instruction Census

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Internet and Instruction

Table 17: Student Use (N=1,871)

1.) What proportion (percent) of students in your school have received hands-on instruction on how to use desktop computers?

Proportion Percent
Zero 5%
50% of the Students 19%
50% to 100% of the Students 76%

 

2.) What proportion of students in your school have received hands-on instruction on how to use the Internet?

Proportion Percent
Zero39%
50% of the Students45%
50% to 100% of the Students 16%

 

3.) What proportion of students in your school use Internet access to collect educational resources or to do research for classes?

Proportion Percent
Zero 39%
50% of the Students 49%
50% to 100% of the Students 12%

 

4.) What proportion of students in your school use the Internet in their classrooms as a part of classroom instruction?

Proportion Percent
Zero 56%
50% of the Students 37%
50% to 100% of the Students 6%

 

5.) What proportion of students in your school have district-supported e-mail accounts?

Proportion Percent
Zero 91%
50% of the Students 6%
50% to 100% of the Students 2%

 

Table 18: Teacher Use (N=1,871)

6.) What proportion of teachers in your school have attended professional education programs on instructional applications of the Internet within the last calendar year?

Proportion Percent
Zero 15%
50% of the Teachers 58%
50% to 100% of the Teachers 27%

 

7.) What proportion of teachers in your school use Internet access to collect educational resources?

Proportion Percent
Zero 16%
50% of the Teachers 70%
50% to 100% of the Teachers 14%

 

8.) What proportion of teachers in your school incorporate student Internet access in their classrooms as a part of classroom instruction?

Proportion Percent
Zero 50%
50% of the Teachers 44%
50% to 100% of the Teachers 6%

 

9.) What proportion of teachers in your school have district-supported e-mail accounts?

Proportion Percent
Zero 38%
50% of the Teachers 34%
50% to 100% of the Teachers 28%

 

Table 19: Internet Benefit on Instruction

10.) How much has Internet access benefited instruction in your school?
Please rate the extent of benefit on the scale: 1 = no benefit 5 = great benefit

Rank of: Percent
1 28.4%
2 20.5%
3 20.3%
4 18.1%
5 12.7%
N=1,871
Chart 28: Internet Benefited Instruction

 

Table 20: Instructional Benefit Controlling for Reported Use by Teachers and Students
The proportion of students and teachers who say they use it for instructional purposes (Q3 and Q7 >50%)

Rank of: Percent
1 1.50%
2 7.10%
3 27.20%
4 34.60%
5 29.50%
N=1,871
Chart 29 Internet Benefited Instruction

 

Table 21: Instructional Benefit Controlling for Student Per Internet Connected Computer
Students Per Internet Connected Computer Greater Than the State Average (24-1)

Rank of: Percent
1 28.0%
2 32.3%
3 19.7%
4 11.9%
5 8.1%
N=1,871
Internet Benefited Instruction

 

Table 22: Instructional Benefit Controlling for Student Per Internet Connected Computer
Students Per Internet Connected Computer Less Than the State Average (24-1)

Rank of: Percent
1 29.3%
2 14.2%
3 20.3%
4 21.0%
5 15.2%
N=1,871
Chart 31 Internet Benefited Instruction

 

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