IT in Education Survey

Introduction

The aim of the survey was to determine how effective IT in education is in today’s youth. The questions were set out in a way that would help us see how much knowledge the 21^st century generation knows about IT, and how they can actually incorporate in in education.  In our blog, we speak about how to make the most out of IT in education.  This would result in educating the youth around us on the different aspects of technology and its resources.

Target group

Our survey was created with the intention of students, from schools and universities, to answer. Students ranging between the ages of 15 to 24 years old completed the survey. However, any person would be able to answer it due to the simplicity of the questions and the layout whereby it was created.

Method used

The questions were based on contributions from all group members. The survey was created using a free online survey creator, known as Survey Monkey. It took the recipients more or less, 40 seconds to complete it. The following link was sent to all the students who answered it: 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPVPYFP

Survey Results

 

   Do you think that it is necessary for all schools to have access to technology?

Out of the 60 people surveyed, 1 person skipped the question. 52 people agreed that it is necessary, 4 people said maybe and 3 people disagreed.

      How has information technology been integrated into your classroom?

Out of the 60 people surveyed, 1 person skipped the question. 33 people said that digital projectors were implemented into their classrooms, 31 people said they integrated e-learning into their learning routine and 29 people said they used laptops as well as computers.

Additional comments were given by people such as additional learning materials are acquired from online platforms and white boards, tablets, digital dictionaries as well as smart phones are used in the classroom. One person said that technology is not integrated in their classroom.

      Do you think that you are computer literate?

Out of the 60 people surveyed, 40 people said that they had an adequate amount of skills, 14 people said they had basic skills and 6 people agreed to being computer literate.

       In your opinion, what do you think are the greatest challenges facing IT in education?

Out of the 60 people surveyed, 1 person skipped the question. 32 people said that there is a lack of knowledge of resources that are available to them, 27 people said access to these resources is difficult and 26 people said there are not enough resources for everyone.

Additional comments were given by people such as the fact that there is a lack of funding and insufficient IT user support to cope with technical problems.

       How has information technology affected academic performance?

Out of the 60 people surveyed, 1 person skipped the question. 28 people said that they used it to gain additional resources for a better understanding of a topic, 26 said it aided them with their homework and assignments and 5 people said it was a distraction.

One person said that it revolutionized their teaching-learning lifestyle positively. 

Recommendation and Conclusion

From the survey above, we have deduced the following:
Implementing information technology in education will be difficult as the infrastructure required for it to work correctly is not readily available.
The knowledge required for the system to operate properly is limited to basic knowledge or no knowledge at all.
Therefore we can conclude that it is best that the integration of technology in education be kept at a minimal.