CGI.br releases the first edition of the ICT Education Survey

CGI.br announces the results of the first edition of the ICT Education Survey. The primary goal is to identify the uses and appropriations of broadband Internet in the routine of public schools. The survey presents results that can foster public policies aimed at education.

Conducted by the Center for Information and Communication Technology Studies (CETIC.br), part of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee's Coordination Center (NIC.br), the ICT Education Survey presents results from public schools in urban areas across all regions of Brazil. Interviews were conducted with 1,541 teachers, 4,987 students, 497 principals, and 428 pedagogical coordinators in 497 Brazilian schools.

Technological Infrastructure in Public Schools in Brazil
Survey data indicate that 81% of public schools have computer labs. “Although this model is well-established as a public policy, the results highlight the need to surpass it by encouraging the pedagogical use of technology, as the current teaching-learning routine primarily develops within the classroom rather than in computer labs,” reports Alexandre Barbosa, manager of CETIC.br.

Internet access occurs from the computer labs: 86% of schools with computers installed in labs have network connections. However, principals, teachers, and pedagogical coordinators consider the technological infrastructure available at schools as a limiting factor for the effective use of ICT: the number of computers connected to the Internet and the low connection speed are still barriers to integrating ICT into education.

Learning Activities Conducted in the Classroom
The survey reveals that the daily classroom routine is primarily based on practices that keep the teacher as the central figure: activities that involve the student as an agent in the learning dynamics in the classroom, such as debates, educational games, and student-produced materials, appear significantly less frequently than those focused on the teacher.

Teaching students to use the computer and the Internet is the least frequent activity. Despite this, 40% of teachers are willing to contribute to developing students' knowledge about technology, even if at a low frequency.

Use of Computers and the Internet in Brazilian Schools
The most common activities with students, such as lectures, text interpretation, and practical and content retention exercises, show low incidence of computer and Internet use. The use of the Internet as a tool to organize and mediate communication between teacher and student, and among students, is among the least utilized activities by teachers (only 20% of teachers).

In general, the profile of teachers who use computers and the Internet in activities with students are younger. Public schools located in the southern region have the highest index of technology use by teachers in activities with students. An example is the activity of “researching information using the computer and the Internet,” practiced by 56% of teachers in the Southern region, while the percentage for all of Brazil is 44%.

Support and Training for Developing Technological Skills
For the teacher, the main limitation for greater use of ICT in school is related to their level of knowledge about technology use. Most teachers (64%) agree that the students at school know more about computers and the Internet than the teacher. For most teachers (75%), the primary source of support for developing their technological skills is informal contacts with other educators. From the teacher's perspective, they mainly depend on personal motivation and help from colleagues to develop skills in using computers and the Internet.

The complete survey is available for consultation at www.cetic.br/educacao/2010.

About CETIC.br
The Center for Information and Communication Technology Studies (CETIC.br) is responsible for producing indicators and statistics on Internet availability and use in Brazil, disseminating periodic analyses and information on network development in the country. More information at https://www.cetic.br/.

About the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee's Coordination Center – NIC.br
The Coordination Center for the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee — NIC.br (https://www.nic.br/) is a non-profit civil entity that implements the decisions and projects of the Internet Steering Committee in Brazil. NIC.br's permanent activities include coordinating domain name registration — Registro.br (https://www.registro.br/), studying, responding to, and handling security incidents in Brazil - CERT.br (https://www.cert.br/), studying and researching network technologies and operations — CEPTRO.br (https://www.ceptro.br/), producing indicators on information and communication technologies — CETIC.br (https://www.cetic.br/) and hosting the W3C office in Brazil (https://www.w3c.br/).

About the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee – CGI.br
The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee coordinates and integrates all Internet service initiatives in the country, promoting technical quality, innovation, and the dissemination of offered services. More information at https://www.cgi.br/.

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