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Are young teachers more ICT savvy?
In March 2008, edna commissioned market research into ICT use by Australian educators.
The graph above shows how a sample of 1167 Australian educators have assessed their capability into the use of ICT to support their teaching. Each band shows the percentage of educators with similar levels of teaching experience who fall into one of the 4 categories. Findings include:
- ICT proficiency is much greater for teachers with over 2 years experience than those in the first 2 years of their career
- overall ICT proficiency levels are similar for educators of all experience levels after 2 years practice - 68-70% compared to 43% of those in their first 2 years (proficient or transforming practice)
- a greater proportion of teachers who are further into their career (10-20 years plus) rated their proficiency as transforming practice
- late career teachers also use the Internet more frequently - 89% use the Internet daily compared to 74% in the first 5 years of their practice
- the sample group is likely to be slightly biased towards those
with greater ICT knowledge
This research appears to dispel conventional wisdom that new teachers are more ICT-savvy than their more experienced counterparts.
The 4-scale ICT capability rating loosely maps to ICT capability frameworks developed by Australian education systems - see edna ICT professional learning frameworks and resources theme page
edna is currently investigating the specific ICT needs of beginning teachers and how ICT support and service may better support their needs. We will report on this research shortly.
| Rating | < 2 years | 2-5 years | 5-10 years | 10-20 years | > 20 years |
| Foundation | 22% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 6% |
| Emergent | 35% | 25% | 24% | 23% | 27% |
| Proficient | 38% | 43% | 44% | 40% | 33% |
| Transformational | 5% | 25% | 26% | 29% | 33% |
| Use of the Internet every day | 74% | 74% | 90% | 84% | 90% |
Which of the following statements best describes your current use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in your current work or teaching practice?
Foundation - developing my ICT skills
Emergent - using ICT to support teaching and learning
Proficient - confident in use of ICT to support learning outcomes
Transforming practice - new ways of engaging students within
and beyond the classroom/learning environment
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Posted at 04:37PM Nov 1, 2008 by Mark Tranthim-Fryer |
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