TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING:
A Training Survey
RESULTS
The following are the results from
our 1999 Technology in Learning Training Survey. One hundred and
twenty four surveys were returned from district/site technology coordinators
in Texas. These results were used to plan staff development opportunities
for technology leaders.
| A. | How would you mark yourself along this technology training/experience scale? Please mark your position as you see it, with a star*. |
| Less | More |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Little or no training or experience in technology use | Limited training or experience in technology use | Fair to adequate training or experience in technology use | Adequate to good training or experience in technology use | Significant training or experience in technology use | Advanced experience or an advanced degree in technology |
| MARK ON EXPERIENCE/TRAINING SCALE | FREQUENCY | PERCENT |
| 1 | 2 | 1.6% |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 13 | 10.5% |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 24 | 19.35% |
| 3.5 | 0 | 0% |
| 4 | 31 | 25% |
| 4.5 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 | 36 | 29% |
| 5.5 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | 18 | 14.5% |
| B. | How many hours of preservice training have you had? | |
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| C. | How many inservice hours of technology training have you had? | |
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| D. | Which courses most interest you? |
| COURSES | FREQUENCY | PERCENT |
| Technology Integration into Classroom Curriculum | 104 | 83.9% |
| Integrating the Internet in the Classroom | 91 | 73.4% |
| Multimedia Development | 77 | 62.1% |
| Content-focused Technology Applications | 65 | 52.4% |
| K-12 Distance Learning | 55 | 44.35% |
| Technology Planning | 54 | 43.5% |
| Intermediate Web Page Construction | 54 | 43.5% |
| Basic Web Construction | 52 | 41.9% |
| SCR*TEC Resources/Free Online Tools | 50 | 40.3% |
| Grant Writing | 45 | 36.3% |
| Productivity Tools | 45 | 36.3% |
| Instructional Applications of Interactive and Desktop Conferencing | 40 | 32.25% |
| An Introduction to Computers | 10 | 8% |
| E. | What are your training preferences? |
| TRAINING PREFERENCES | FREQUENCY | PERCENT |
| Summer Mini Courses (in general) | 92 | 74% |
| Summer Mini Courses-July | 91 | 73.5% |
| Summer Mini Course-June | 35 | 28% |
| Credit Courses | 34 | 27.5% |
| Courses at a Remote Training Center | 26 | 21% |
| Courses at my School | 22 | 17.5% |
| Saturday Courses | 21 | 17% |
| Courses During the School Day (requires a substitute) | 15 | 12% |
| Summer Mini Course-August | 13 | 10.5% |
| After-School Mini Courses | 12 | 10% |
| Longer, Extended-hour Courses | 8 | 7% |
| Other (Videoconferences, Internet, Training CDs) | 5 | 4% |
| Summer Mini Course-Other | 2 | 1.5% |
| F. | What delivery method do you prefer? |
| METHOD | FREQUENCY | PERCENT |
| Face-to-Face | 103 | 83% |
| Web-based Training | 13 | 10.5% |
| Interactive Video Conferencing | 5 | 4% |