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From: School-level predictors for the use of ICT in schools and students’ CIL in international comparison
Construct | Item description and coding in ICILS 2013 |
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ICT-equipment (data from the technical part of the school questionnaire) | |
Student-computer-ratio | Ratio of school size and number of computers available for students (the lower the value, the more favorable the ICT equipment) |
Lack of hardware | ICT use hindered in teaching and learning—lack of hardware (the lower the value the more ICT use is hindered) Example: Too few computers connected to the Internet |
Technical support | Who provides regular technical ICT support for teachers? Myself (IT coordinator) (0 = no, 1 = yes) |
Pedagogical support | Who provides regular pedagogical ICT support for teachers? Myself (IT coordinator) (0 = no, 1 = yes) |
Professional development of teaching staff (data from school questionnaire) | |
Participation in courses on the use of ICT | Management of ICT/Professional development/Participating in courses on the use of ICT in teaching (0 = None or almost none or some, 1 = many or almost all) |
Cooperation concerning ICT in teaching | Management of ICT/Professional development/Participating in a (community of practice) concerned with ICT in teaching (0 = None or almost none, 1 = some, many or almost all) |
School goals (data from school questionnaire) | |
Importance of ICT use to develop students’ skills | ICT and teaching/importance of ICT use/developing students’ understanding and skills (0 = not or somewhat important, 1 = very important) |
Views/self-efficacy/age of teaching staff (aggregated data from teacher questionnaire) | |
Positive views on ICT | Positive views on using ICT in teaching and learning (scaled index, M = 50, SD = 10) Example: Enables students to access better sources of information |
Self-efficacy in ICT | ICT self-efficacy (scaled index, M = 50, SD = 10) Example: How well can you do each of these tasks on a computer?—Change the settings on your computer to improve the way it operates or to fix problems |
Approximate age | Approximate age of teacher |
Computer use for teaching (aggregated data from teacher questionnaire at school level) | |
Frequency of ICT use for teaching | Your use of ICT/How often do you use a computer in these settings?/At school when teaching (1 = never to 5 = every day) |
Students’ computer and information literacy (competence test) | |
CIL scale | Five plausible values (latent construct) |