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 |
| Zero | 39% |
| 50% of the Students | 45% |
| 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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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