ICT Education 2013 reveals increased use of computers and the Internet in the classroom

Survey by CETIC.br surveyed 994 public and private schools in Brazil

Brazilian teachers and students are increasingly using computers and the Internet in their classroom activities. This is one of the conclusions of the ICT Education 2013 survey, conducted by the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) through the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (CETIC.br), part of the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br).

The data collection for the fourth edition of the ICT Education survey took place between September and December 2013. Interviews were conducted in person with 939 principals, 870 pedagogical coordinators, 1,987 teachers, and 9,657 students from 994 public and private schools located in urban areas of all regions of the national territory.

In public schools, 46% of teachers reported using computers and the Internet in activities with students in the classroom - an increase of 10 percentage points compared to 2012. “This data shows how teachers perceive the importance of using new technologies with students, as some of them bring their personal computers to the classroom,” explains Alexandre Barbosa, manager of CETIC.br.

Although the classroom has grown as a location for using computers and the Internet in activities with students, the most common environment for using computers and the Internet in public schools remains the computer lab (76%).

Another highlight is the growth of tablet use in public schools. While in 2012 only 2% of them had such equipment, in 2013 this number reached 11%.

Trend towards mobility
“The ICT Education 2013 survey also points to a growing trend towards mobility in schools, a phenomenon also observed in companies and households in Brazil, through the ICT Households 2013 and ICT Companies 2013 surveys,” reveals Alexandre Barbosa. This trend is reflected in the fact that 71% of public schools have wireless Internet access (WiFi), an increase of 14 percentage points compared to 2012.

The survey also indicates that the Internet is present in most schools with computers in the public network (95%) and the private network (99%). However, the low connection speed to the network is still a challenge: 52% of public schools reported having a connection of up to 2 Mbps, while this percentage is 28% in private schools. In the perception of teachers and pedagogical coordinators, this still constitutes a barrier to the adoption of new technologies in teaching and learning processes.

Use of Internet by teachers
The use of the Internet remains virtually universal among public school teachers (99%), and access to the network via mobile devices grew by 14 percentage points in 2013: 36% of teachers reported accessing the network via cell phone, compared to 22% in the previous year.

Use of digital educational content
The ICT Education 2013 survey added new indicators showing that 96% of public school teachers use educational resources available on the Internet to prepare lessons or activities with students. The most used types of resources are images, figures, illustrations or photos (84%), texts (83%), test questions (73%), and videos (74%). The use of games reaches 42%, ready presentations, 41%, and educational programs and software, 39%.

The amount of publications of educational resources by teachers, that is, professionals who are authors of educational content and who share their productions on the network, is still small. Only 21% of public school teachers have published on the Internet some educational content they produced to use in their classes or activities with students.

To access the ICT Education 2013 survey in full, as well as previous surveys by CETIC.br, visit https://cetic.br/.

In addition, watch the video of the hangout presenting the survey data:

 

About CETIC.br
The Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society, part of NIC.br, is responsible for producing indicators and statistics on the availability and use of the Internet in Brazil, disseminating periodic analyses and information on the development of the network in the country. CETIC.br is a Regional Center for Studies, under the auspices of UNESCO. More information at https://www.cetic.br/. 

About the Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br
The Brazilian Network Information Center — NIC.br (https://www.nic.br/) is a non-profit civil entity that implements the decisions and projects of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee. Permanent activities of NIC.br 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 is responsible for establishing strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in Brazil, coordinating and integrating all Internet service initiatives in the country, promoting technical quality, innovation, and dissemination of services offered. Based on the principles of multistakeholderism and transparency, CGI.br represents a democratic Internet governance model, praised internationally, in which all sectors of society participate equally in its decisions. One of its formulations is the 10 Principles for Internet Governance and Use (https://www.cgi.br/principios). More information at https://www.cgi.br/.

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