ICT in schools questionnaire

[Alliandre]

Please excuse me. It's a little thing for my college work you could all help me with if you're willing Any help with grammatical errors is also welcome as this is for a Language and Communication Unit. Here goes..

This is a questionnaire on computers within secondary schools, how they're used and how they benefit everyone has benefitted from them. If there wasn't any computers in your school, or even if there wasn't schools in your days this questionnaire is not for you. You can have a rest. The same goes for those of you who haven't started secondary school yet..

As for the rest of you, please try and fill in the form as best you can. The numbers do not have to be exact. Your nearest estimate is helpful to. And finally, thankyou for taking your time to get even this far.

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?


How many computers were there in your school?


How many students were there in your school?


Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
English/Mathematics/Sciences/Humanities/Arts and Technology/Foreign Languages (delete as appropriate)

How were the computer used in this subject?


What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?


Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)

Explain your answer.

 

[Lazarus]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
1985

How many computers were there in your school?
approx 3

How many students were there in your school?
approx 800

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
No

Did or does your school have internet access?
No

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
None

How were the computer used in this subject?
Wasnt

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
basic

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
No

Wasnt enough PC's nor the knowledge of the lecturers to increase the student bodies knowledge of all things "PC"

Explain your answer.

 

[Alliandre]

Thanks Laz.

I did miss a question though..

Do you or did you have ICT as a seperate subject in secondary school?

 

[Dommers]

There are a few errors at the top. I've rewritten it to what i think is right, feel free to correct me:
This is a questionnaire on computers within secondary schools, how they're used and how they benefit everyone and how people have benefitted from them. If there wasn't any computers in your school, or even if there wasn't schools in your days this questionnaire is not for you. You can have a rest. The same goes for those of you who haven't started secondary school yet..

As for the rest of you, please try and fill in the form as best you can. The numbers do not have to be exact. Your nearest estimate is helpful to. And finally, thankyou for taking your time to get even this far.


How were the computers used in this subject?

 

[Lazarus]

Thanks Laz.

I did miss a question though..

Do you or did you have ICT as a seperate subject in secondary school?

no, although we did have a "special" night class for learning

 

[TdC]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
errm 1992 iirc

How many computers were there in your school?
I don't know as the students didn't get to use them

How many students were there in your school?
500ish

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)
Don't know

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)
Don't know

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
English/Mathematics/Sciences/Humanities/Arts and Technology/Foreign Languages (delete as appropriate)
the first time I used a computer at school was when I studied photography to play with 3ds max

How were the computer used in this subject?
we used it to run 3ds. later we used one to capture images and use software to make a robot "see" different shapes

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
3ds max and AutoCAD

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
Yes

Explain your answer.
firstly I would never have had the oportunity to hear my teacher mispronounce the english keywords that the differing proggys used. secondly I discovered that I loved 3ds so I bought a 66MHz Cyrix DX2 based system with 4MB ram and a 400MB disk to run it at home on a student grant. I ran it exactly once, then wiped it off the disk, installed Doom and sold my soul to the gaming gods.

 

[Mobius]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
2004

How many computers were there in your school?
Roughly 100 I'd guess

How many students were there in your school?
Just under 1000

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
Sciences/Humanities/Arts and Technology/Foreign Languages

How were the computer used in this subject?
Research. Drawing up charts and data information. Learning to use graphic software. Using translation software, and voice learning.

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes

Explain your answer
Overall I think using a computer was beneficial to my learning as it enabled me to improve my typing skills on a daily basis, and also become more comfortable using programs which I would normally not have used.

 

[pcg79]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
2002

How many computers were there in your school?
About 100

How many students were there in your school?
Around 1000

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
Mathematics/Foreign Languages

How were the computer used in this subject?
Maths was use of graphing programs and stuff. Languages was using programs to make things; like letters and stuff (in french, natch). Plus internet to research things.

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes

Explain your answer
It just helped to find things out for essays and stuff, and the maths program made it easier to see changes in graphs and stuff (instead of teh teacher having to redraw lots of times)

 

[anattic]

I suspect my results may skew your survey, but...

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
1987

How many computers were there in your school?
150 (Macs mainly)

How many students were there in your school?
650

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes

Did or does your school have internet access?
No (Modem access to various BBS)

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
Arts and Technology (as Art/CDT/IT)

How were the computer used in this subject?
50

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
Word, Excel, Pagemaker, Finale (music notation software), various compilers

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes

Explain your answer
My school was very foreward-looking with regard to IT and its use in all subjects by both staff and pupils - the technology being embraced by the Art/Music departments in particular. I was already interested in computers/electronics and I had both the luxuries of excellent facilities and very good teachers. I learned a great deal.

 

[TdC]

just realized: the international school that I went to in Indonesia between 1977 and 1985 actually had two computers, Apple IIe's. the primary school I went to in England (1985-1985) and holland (1985-1988), the secondary school (1988-2002) had none. at least none that the students used. by the time I encountered an IBM-PC in school I'd already owned several "home" computers a la msx, C64, Amiga, etc.

 

[Penguin]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
2005


How many computers were there in your school?
220ish

How many students were there in your school?
Around 1100

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
Mathematics/Sciences/Foreign Languages

Yes ICT is/was a seperate subject.

How were the computer used in this subject?
Maths - Never used the computers in maths, not once, unless the interactive whiteboard counts. That would be to draw graphs. Lower sets tended to use the computers so i can't really comment but they used them quite alot. In science we had sevral science programs, basically watching videos and seeing how reactions work (sometimes able to play with the different factors) that kind of thing. Used the computers loads in languages - The school being a language college kinda helped. We had headsets and everyone practiced talking to eachother whilst viewing documents on the computer. We also used educational websites and listened to recorded people speaking. Teachers could also listen in to check people were doing what they were told

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
Microsoft word/access/powerpoint/excel
Internet Explorer
Divace Duo


Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes - I suppose it just made things more exciting, they have lots of new equipment now making more things possible such as powerpoint presentations in avilable in most classrooms. Infact they even had one of those things where theres a question on a massive board and everyone has remotes and they all pick an answer (kinda like ask the audience in who wants to be a millionaire) these kind of things really made people concentrate more. When they're new atleast. Ofcourse it makes research much easier and improved typing skills.

Sorry it looks like i wrote alot there think i got a bit carried away.

 

[Chilly]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
2001 (then I did A levels at the same place til 2003)

How many computers were there in your school?
~200

How many students were there in your school?
~1000

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes

Did or does your school have internet access?
Not when I started, but it went from single ISDN>DUAL ISDN>2MB Govmt sponsored ADSL

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
English/Science (although there was a dedicated IT lesson which was more than both)

How were the computer used in this subject?
Word processing and displaying of animations/videos/graphical material

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
I.E. and the RM student manager thingy (I hacked the network for a long long time before I got busted and had my account cut off)

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
No.

Explain your answer
They taught me very little about computers and the way in which they were used was inefficient and just to show off the fact that there were PCs in the school. My whole GCSE IT course was a joke, useless teachers, useless course material and using useless software. For example, we used MS access to manage a client list which was basicly an address book, much more suitable for excel or a purpose built contact manager?

 

[Maljonic]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
1986

How many computers were there in your school?
About 10

How many students were there in your school?
1200

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)
no

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)
no

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
English/Mathematics/Sciences/Humanities/Arts and Technology/Foreign Languages (delete as appropriate)
none of those

How were the computer used in this subject?
N/A

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
That turtle blip thing where it follows basic coordinates, you enter, around the screen

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
Yes, Sort of

Explain your answer.
The Computer studies teacher, Mister Ross, was a complete and utter twat; he said I wasn't allowed to join the computer club because I had a 'bad reputation' with some of the other teachers, without even giving me a chance. I think he made me want to know about computers even more after that.

 

[Jupitus]

There are a few errors at the top. I've rewritten it to what i think is right, feel free to correct me:

This is a questionnaire on computers within secondary schools, how they're used and how people have benefitted from them. If there weren't any computers in your school, or even if there weren't schools in your day this questionnaire is not for you. You can have a rest. The same goes for those of you who haven't started secondary school yet..

As for the rest of you, please try and fill in the form as best you can. The numbers do not have to be exact. Your nearest estimate is helpful too. And finally, thankyou for taking your time to get even this far.


How were the computers used in this subject?

Additional edits/fixes. Good luck

 

[yaruar]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
Um, *thinks back* 1992 I think (all seems so long ago now)

How many computers were there in your school?
Approximately 16, maybe 20 Mainly Nimbus 186's (which sucked big time and were only there because of a deal between Nimbus and the Government..) and couple of Archimedies which ran Zarch.......

How many students were there in your school?
Probably around 800 to 1000

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)
No

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)
No (didn't really exist back in those days anyway apart from dodgy BBS's)

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
English/Mathematics/Sciences/Humanities/Arts and Technology/Foreign Languages (delete as appropriate)
They were only used for IT lessons which i used to bunk out of because they were too easy.

How were the computer used in this subject?
Basic word processing, image manipulation, spreadsheets, etc. All work saved to floppy disk. Although i used to use them for random number generation whilst playing monopoly with a friend.

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
None really.

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
Nope, not at all. Didn't really get interested in computers till i went off to university and we had 24hour IT labs with x-terms running in them to play on and email from.

 

[Ch3tan]

Additional edits/fixes. Good luck

Damn it Jup, I was scrolling down this post ithcing to correct the wasn't. And you took it away from me!

 

[Gat_Decor]

Damn it Jup, I was scrolling down this post itching to correct the wasn't. And you took it away from me!

typo fixed

 

[anattic]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
1987

I was obviously feeling old this morning, or my mental arithmetic was clearly not functioning - that should read '1992'.

 

[Lazarus]

I was obviously feeling old this morning, or my mental arithmetic was clearly not functioning - that should read '1992'.

 

[SheepCow]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
2004

How many computers were there in your school?
150 - 200


How many students were there in your school?
1500

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
Mathematics

How were the computer used in this subject?
Graph programs, fractals


What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
Visual Studio

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes

It made coursework easier, writing up on computer etc. whilst in school. More interactive lessons (we had smartboards in a few rooms)

 

[Mazling]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
2000

How many computers were there in your school?
I'd guess about 100 over three well-equipped rooms, newly installed and close-to fully-functional in my final year (99/00).

How many students were there in your school?
Approx. 1250

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes, filtered, though not 100% working whilst I was there

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
Science, English, IT, Business Studies.

How were the computer used in this subject?
Mainly for 'typing up' essays (2 were required to be typed up for English GCSE, iirc), spreadsheet/database work, some DTP, and LOGO! Science lessons had a variety of specific learning programs - basically animations, funny sounds, experiments you could control.

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
Word. (yawn)

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Not at all, no.

Explain your answer.
For me, computers have always been things to experiment with, and not just as tools towards the ends of another goal.

 

[tris-]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
was 94

How many computers were there in your school?
100?

How many students were there in your school?
1000

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)
yes

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)
yes

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
English/Mathematics/Sciences/Humanities/Arts and Technology/Foreign Languages (delete as appropriate)
computers were not used in any of the above

How were the computer used in this subject?


What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
word

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
Yes

Explain your answer.
i learnt how to type fast, even with my eyes closed.
woho, im typing and im not looking. also learnt how to use word/excel/publisher/notepad

 

[Utini]

My school was very foreward-looking with regard to IT

But not English eh annatic!

 

[Addlcove]

sorry for being foreign, but what counts as "secondary school" outside the UK, or are we not of interest either?

 

[anattic]

But not English eh annatic!

*mumble-Monday-mornings-mumble-not-enough-coffee*

Anyway, shouldn't you be in a drunken heap somewhere, birthday-boy?

 

[Frizz]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?
2001.

How many computers were there in your school?
Roughly...50.

How many students were there in your school?
1100+.

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)
IIRC Yes.

Did or does your school have internet access?
Yes/No/Don't know (delete as appropriate)
Yes.

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?
English/Mathematics/Sciences/Humanities/Arts and Technology/Foreign Languages (delete as appropriate)
English, "Design And Technology" and maybe others to a small extent.

How were the computer used in this subject?
Word processing and simple presentations.

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?
Microsoft Word.

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?
Yes/No (delete as appropriate)
No.

Explain your answer.
The I.T. lessons were so basic and catered for everyone. Basically, those who knew a little about computers (me) were expected to go through tedious lessons.

 

[Bodhi]

What year did you or will you finish secondary school?

Can't remember I was pissed.


How many computers were there in your school?

20-ish

How many students were there in your school?

more than 200 and less than 1000. i really can't remember. i was pissed.

Did or does your school have a Local Area Network

Yes

Did or does your school have internet access?

Yes. Go go Yahoo chat.

Which of these subjects were/are computers used in the most?

I.T (duh).

How were the computer used in this subject?

To do the work (christ are you spaticated?)

What programs did you use the most overall in secondary school?

MS Access/Quake/Yahoo Chat

Do you feel your education benefitted from the ICT facilities in your school?

What does ICT stand for again? It's just I work for an organisation called Staffordshire ICT, and I still don't know what our initials stand for :|

Explain your answer.

Oh and a bit down here to satisfy the faggot ass gaylord 3 character minimum limit thingy. I hope it gets AIDS.

 

[throdgrain]

sorry for being foreign, but what counts as "secondary school" outside the UK, or are we not of interest either?

Outside the UK ? Who cares??

 

[Alliandre]

Thanks again to everyone. I now have enough results

The age range was going up to around 16 years old Addlcove.