UNESCO INSTITUTE for STATISTICS ICT indicators in Education Simon Ellis Head of Communication Statistics

UNESCOINSTITUTE for STATISTICS

ICT indicators in Education

Simon EllisHead of Communication Statistics


Objectives

1) Why do we want ICTS in schools and colleges?

2) How do we measure ICTs in schools colleges?

The answer to question 1 determines the answer to question 2


Some questions

Does using a computer increase achievement?

Why should children use computers?

Why should teachers use computers?


Why use computers?

To increase school achievement For employment opportunities To increase social participation For access to services and

information For their own sake


What to measure?

Content of used sites Frequency of use Nature of use Conditions of use eg language


Existing data

Mostly from internationally comparable school achievement tests

Can be used to link ICT use to achievement Home background including home computer School conditions, including teachers’ use of

computer Alternatively use household survey data


A Breakdown of the School Surveys

Access and Infrastructure

Usage

PIRLS 2001 Grade 4 Students 8.5 ⁄ 10 √, √, √ √, √

PISA 2000, +2002, 2003 15 Year old Students 9 ⁄ 10 √, √, √ √, √, √

SITES-1, module-2, module-3

1997-1999, 1999-2002, 2000-2005

ICT using schools *10 ⁄ 10 * *

SACMEQ 1999, 2000 Grade 6 Students 5 ⁄ 10 √

TIMSS-R, TIMSS 1999, 2003Grade 4 & 8 Students (9 Year olds and 13/14 year

olds)8 ⁄ 10 √, √ √, √, √

LABORATORIO 1997, 2006 Grade 3 & 4 Students 4 ⁄ 10 √

* SITES is a specialized survey and is not directly comparable among other surveys both in terms of target population and in terms of the

scope of survey items

ICT survey Items Score Card on

ICT related survey items


Coverage of Arab StatesSCHOOL SURVEYS CONTINENT UNSTAT REGIONAL GROUPING COUNTRY

AFRICA Northern Africa Morocco

ASIA South-central Asia Iran (Islamic Rep. of)

Western Asia Kuwait

AFRICA Northern Africa Egypt

Morocco

Tunisia


Western Asia Bahrain

Jordan

Lebanon

Palestine

Saudi Arabia

Syrian Arab Republic

Yemen

AFRICA Northern Africa Morocco

Tunisia


Western Asia Jordan

PIRLS

TIMSS

TIMSS-R


Access to Basic Infrastructure

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Remote Access

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ICT access in Schools

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Access and Geography

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On average 9% of schools have a computer(s) for SACMEQ

Countries (excluding Seychelles and Mauritius). Of the schools that have a computer, 56% are located in large towns or cities.


Total teachers 467,347 ICT trained teachers 338,726 or 42.48%

Teachers per 1 PC in Primary schools 20:1 in Secondary schools 2.3:1

Percentage of teacher use of ICT for instruction 85% for administration 15%

Percentage of teacher with cell phone 79% Percentage of teacher with e-mail 13.7%

Thailand pilot survey ~ Teachers


Thai pilot survey ~ students

Percentage of students with cell phone 20.1%

with computer at home 40.1% with e-mail 5.9% Percentage of students who can

use a computer 22.7% use digital camera 7.8 % write a webpage 0.16% Percentage of student using

internet for education 9.9% internet at school 9.0% internet every week 3.2%


Results and outcomes

No benefits to learning unless all students have personal computer

No benefits to learners unless teacher has thorough knowledge of computers


Some successes

Jordan Education Initiative 100 pilot ‘Discovery’ schools feb 2004

linked in Jordan National Broadband Learning Network

Bahrain All secondary and intermediate schools

connected How to measure impact? How to replicate?



Documents

UNESCO INSTITUTE for STATISTICS ICT indicators in Education Simon Ellis Head of Communication Statistics