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Instructional Technology Utilization Survey of Mid-Western Adult Literacy Programs John Sabatini, Senior Researcher Use of computers during instruction ranges from 0 to 100 percent of students in the 131 programs that provided information.
Of those students who use computers, about 60% have one to five hours of access per week. Another 22% have less than one hour per student, while about 18% have more than five hours of usage per week.
Seventy-nine percent of the respondents (103 of 131) use computers with their GED learners, with pre-GED and ABE learners running a close second at 73%.
About 30% of programs reported that 50% or more of their total student populations use computers either in classes primarily devoted to developing technology skills or in classes devoted to another skill but using technology as a tool. About 30% of programs provide access to 10% or more of their total student populations in media labs, with about 10% of the programs providing such access to 50% or more of their students.
Sixty-one percent of respondents would rate their students' access to computers as adequate for the present, with 19% of this subgroup also believing that their students' access is adequate for the future. Thirty-nine percent of the programs surveyed rate their students' present access as inadequate.
Introduction | Survey Questionnaire | Descriptive Statistics | Technology Use of Programs | Software Use in Adult Literacy Instruction | Computer Usage/Access by Teachers | Computer Usage/Access by Students | Inventory of Available Computer Technology | Networking and Telecommunications | Finances | Needs Assessment: Increasing Technology Use
To contact the author: 1. e-mail sabatini@literacy.upenn.edu |
