Title Page

Highlights of the Evaluation Report 1995-2000

Table of Contents

Introduction 

Overview of the SURWEB Evaluation

Chapters:5

1| 2| 3| 4| 5

References

Additional References

Appendices:

A | B | C | D | E
F | G | H | I | J

Contacts:

SURWEB
Dr. F. Lynn Bills
Director
435-637-1173

Media, Analysis & Practice
Kathleen Tyner 
About the Author

II. Survey Administration & Methodology 

Analyses for this study investigated the frequency of responses to each item in a questionnaire consisting of forced response and open-ended items.  Data was tabulated and compared with data from previous surveys administered in 1995 and 1997.  Responses yielded non-inferential and descriptive statistics for analysis.  

SURWEB-using teachers completed 278 item questionnaires describing their relationship with technology.  Questionnaire items addressed teacher access to technology, as well as questions related to skill, knowledge and attitudes about the uses of technologies for education.  They were asked about specific technologies, activities, purposes and time spent with various media and activities.  Some items also asked teachers to speculate about their students’ uses of technologies for learning.  Topics included: 1) access to technology resources; 2) uses of technology resources; 3) how students use technologies for learning; and 4) the use of SURWEB. Questions/statements used a variety of formats (i.e., Likert, semantic differential, open-ended response, etc.). The survey instrument was nearly identical to that used in the 1995 and 1997 WestEd studies of Utah teachers (Tyner & Chow, 1995; Aronson & Chow, 1997. 

Data was compiled and analyzed with an Excel spreadsheet program.  Unless otherwise specifically noted, percentages reflect valid percentages. Missing data was eliminated and frequencies were adjusted to 100%.   

Two respondents did not fill out the majority of the items.  The remaining 27 respondents answered all questions and appeared to have taken great care in completing the survey.  In addition, in spite of the targeting of SURWEB teaches for the sample, two respondents (7%) said that they have “never used” SURWEB.   Two open-ended questions about the ratio of students to computers appeared to create semantic confusion for respondents, resulting in a low response rate.  These questions were discarded.