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

Access and Use of Learning Technologies by Students

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Table 13 displays the percentage of students who engage in specific educational technology activities in school.

Table 13: Comparison of Things Students Do with Technology in School

by Grade Level and Year

Activities

% Yes

Elementary 1999

(n=343)

% Yes

Elementary

2000

(n=559)

% Yes

Middle School 1999

(n=1073)

% Yes

Middle School 2000

(n=222)

% Yes

High School

1999

(n=1996)

Create multimedia presentations

 

45.8

 

100

 

17.8

 

100

 

17.0

Make computerized music and audio

 

22.6

 

100

 

17.3

 

100

 

13.0

Make my own videos

16.9

100

15.1

100

10.6

Chat with people online

10.7

100

24.1

100

27.3

Research information for classroom assignments

 

73.9

 

81.9

 

74.0

 

85.1

 

81.3

Create media shows with SURWEB

 

*

 

64.4

 

*

 

76.1

 

*

Play computer games

79.6

72.1

64.1

55.9

48.3

Create computer pictures or graphics

 

58.9

 

54.0

 

42.1

 

66.7

 

38.9

Write stories or a diary

77.9

66.4

55.4

54.5

54.5

Create classroom assignments (word processing, email, spreadsheets, etc.)

 

 

 

55.8

 

 

 

57.1

 

 

 

40.7

 

 

 

64.9

 

 

 

50.0

Research hobbies or topics of interest

 

58.7

 

57.2

 

47.7

 

58.6

 

57.6

Make my own book or ‘zine

 

42.8

 

39.7

 

16.2

 

19.8

 

9.7

For entertainment

54.2

54.6

40.9

49.1

52.2

Prepare for careers

37.8

34.7

36.5

37.4

39.3

Send email

21.6

19.9

32.4

40.1

49.7

Make my own World Wide Web pages

 

12.4

 

8.9

 

14.1

 

39.6

 

17.4

Keep up with the News

47.0

29.2

31.7

30.2

31.6

*  This question was not asked in 1999 

As can be seen in Table 13, SURWEB-using students report more skill in the use of interactive multimedia applications to create multimedia presentations than do students in past surveys.  They are more likely to use SURWEB to create Media Shows on the Web than they are to publish their own Web pages with commercial HTML-based software applications.   

SURWEB ranks fourth in the study as the most often used software application with 31% of the respondents saying that they use it daily or weekly.  One reason for this is that SURWEB enables students to create satisfying and professional demonstrations of their learning that they can publish online, even though they may not have high skill levels in programming and multimedia publishing. Results of the study, attached in Appendix I, indicate that SURWEB has potential to bridge the gap between student access, skill and use of powerful, creative communication technologies.