Media-Kids and Low-Tech Teachers?
This site deals with the following questions:
- What kind of media do pupils and teachers own? Are there any differences?
- What kind of media do pupils use in their free time?
- For what do pupils use the Internet? Do they use it for topics related to school?
- What kind of media do teachers use in their lessons?
- For what do teachers use the media?
- What do teachers think about the technical equipment of their schools?
- What needs to be changed in the future? -> Suggestions
JIM-study - 2011
The JIM-study, carried out in 2011 (German for "Jugend, Information, (Multi-) Media") examined the media behaviour of 12- to 19- year-old teenagers in Germany. 1205 youngsters were interviewed for the representative study. Many of them were pupils (82 %) and attended the high school (Gymnasium) (53 %).
Here are some of the results:
Here are some of the results:
What kind of media do pupils own?
As you can see from the diagram on the left side, nearly all of the pupils possess a mobile phone (96 %). MP3-players (82 %) and computers (79 %) are also very common.
At least 64 % of them own a radio. Half of them have a digital camera or a TV. Only some of the respondents call a smartphone (25 %) or flat screen (24%) their own.
What kind of media do pupils use in their free time?
Nearly every pupil (80 %) uses a mobile phone daily. The Internet and also the TV is used every day by over sixty percent.
For what do pupils use the Internet?
The Internet is mostly used for communication (44 %) e.g. in social networks, followed by entertainment. Several of the respondents replied that they use the Internet for playing online games or for information search.
Do pupils use the Internet or computer for topics related to school?
The majority of pupils uses the internet or computer for working or learning at home for school (51 %) or searching for information for school (39 %). Only 22 % said that they work with a computer at school. Few edit pictures or films (13 %) and prepare presentations (8 %).
BITKOM-study "Schule 2.0" - 2011
The study "Schule 2.0", carried out in 2011, was commissioned by BITKOM (German for "Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien e.V."). 501 teachers at junior high schools (Hauptschulen), secondary modern schools (Realschulen) and high schools (Gymnasien) took part in the survey.
In the following some of the results are presented.
In the following some of the results are presented.
What kind of media do teachers own?
Most of the teachers are in possession of an Internet connection (Broadband Internet) and a note- or netbook. 74 % own a stationary PC or / and a mobile phone. A significant number of teachers (42 % !) even have a smartphone.
What kind of media do teachers use in their lessons?
The majority of teachers use a projector (94 %) or at least an overhead projector (63 %) during their lessons. Stationary computers (62 %) are used more often than mobile computers (49 %). Almost half of the teachers use audio- and videofiles. Interactive whiteboards are used rarely (34 %), photo- and videocameras very rarely (14 %).
For what do teachers use the media?
The media is primarily used for the pupil's Internet research (88 %) and presentation of their learning results (83 %). In 68 % of all cases, the media is used by the teacher him- or herself. 45 % of all teachers use the media for learning software. Few teachers use it for video- and podcasts (25 %) or to create a website (21 %).
What do teachers think about the technical equipment of their schools?
Almost half of all teachers (48 %) think that the technical equipment of their schools is mediocre. 24 % are of the opinion that the technical equipment is good, only 3 % (!) think that it is very good. A quarter of all teachers (!) even replied that the technical equipment is bad or very bad.
What needs to be changed in the future? -> Suggestions
The majority of pupils and also the teachers (except for the older ones among them) is very well equipped with media for private use. 42 percent of all teachers compared to 25 percent of all pupils own a smartphone and approximately more teachers than pupils possess a mobile computer (note- or netbook). A closer look at what kind of media teachers use in the classroom reveals that media like audio- and videofiles, interactive whiteboards and photo- or videocameras are seldomly used. It is also striking that few teachers use the media for learning software, video- and podcasts or to create a website. But most striking is the fact that a large part of all schools seem to be not very well equipped in view of media. Only 3 percent of all teachers are of the opinion that the technical equipment of their school is very good, only 24 percent think that it is good.
Suggestions:
Suggestions:
- The technical equipment of schools has to be improved
- Pupils should use media more intensively for topics related to school
- Qualification offers for teachers concerning media and the use of media have to be extended
- Older teachers should be encouraged to use the media, too + provide additional support
- Learning materials for electronic media have to be improved