Textbooks 2010: paper & digital uses in lower secondary schools (TNS Sofres/Savoir Livre survey) May 2010.

Textbooks 2010: paper & digitaluses in lower secondary schools

(TNS Sofres/Savoir Livre survey)May 2010

Methodology

On-line survey to 750 teachers (1st & 4th grades of lower secondary schools) using - even occasionnally - digital textbooks.

Survey performed between april 15th and may 13th 2010

Sample profile

Public 84% Male 35% History-Geography 53% *

Private 16% Female 65% Mathematics 27%

< 35 years 30% Biology 7%

ZEP 13% 35-44 years 38% French 7%

Non ZEP 87% 45-54 years 20% Foreign Languages 9%

55 years & more

12% * Total above 100% (teachers declaring several topics)

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Access to computers and other school equipments

96% teachers use a computera computer in the classroom: 58% have access to a computer lent by the school, but 1 out of 2 shares equipments with other teachers and/or pupils.

Pupils get access to computers in the ICT room (81%) or in the school library (29%).

55% teachers are teaching in Digital learning Environment equiped schools.

Which computer are you using?

35%

10%

57%

39%

82%

95%

at least once a weekwebcamat least once a weekIWB/DWBat least once a weekvideoprojector

The main tool in the classroom is the videoprojector: videoprojector: more than 9 teachers out of 10 more than 9 teachers out of 10 use ituse it. 4 teachers out of teachers out of 10 use interactive whiteboards: 60% out of them use them at least once a week.

Do you use these equipments? At which frequency?

3

4%

58%50%

33%

no computer a computerlent by the

school

sharedcomputers(pupils &teachers)

my personalcomputer

Digital textbooks are very recent tools

8 teachers out of 10 have started teaching with a digital textbook in september 2009.

Over 3 teachers out of 10 use the digital textbook at each lesson.3 out of 10 use it very occasionnally.

This year82%

3 years and more

7%2 years11%

For how long have you been teaching with digital textbooks?

What is the frequency of your projecting digital textbook in class?

less often31%

at each lesson

35%

Every 3rd lesson

15%

Every 2nd lesson

19%

Maths : 73%Hist-Geo : 92%

Rich digital textbook: 44%Simple digital textbook: 26%

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Teachers feel rather comfortable with either type of digital textbookA majority of teachers uses simple digital textbook, although it depends on topics: most history & geography teachers use rich digital textbooks. More than 8 teachers out of 10 feel comfortable with digital textbooks use. Simple digital

textbook54%

Both of them9%

Rich digital textbook

37%

Which digital textbook do you use (rich or simple?)

Maths : 70%Hist-Geo : 39%

Maths : 24%Hist-Geo : 51%

47% 47% 49% 50%

37% 34% 38% 44%

16% 19% 13% 6%

Total Simple Digitaltextbooks

Rich digitaltextbooks

Both (weak data)

Very comfortable

Rather comfortable

Not at ease

Feeling comfortable with digital textbooks in the classroom?

5

Teachers who experienced, both simple and rich digital textbooks are more at ease.

However, teachers encounter some difficulties…

…technical, mostly

34%30%

27%24%

22%

15% 16%

Technicalproblems: lowbandwidth,

breakdown risks

Lack ofequipment, lackof maintenance

Feeling insecurein case of

breakdown (quickswitch to print

requested)

Lack of globalview of textbook(unlike print one)

Texts displayingpoor lisibility

whenvideoprojected

Lack of dynamiclinks betweenparts of digital

textbook

Lack of trainingover digitallearning

resources

Difficulties encountered when using - or trying to use - a digital textbook

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Digital textbooks: getting pupils’ attention & motivation and providing teachers «legal » tranquility

95% teachers declare pupils enjoy digital textbooks.

Benefits of digital textbooks vs print

Benefits of digital textbooks vs other DLRs

92%

63% 59% 55%44%

Gettingpupils'

attention

Use ofinteractiveexercises

Combinedifferent

medias overa uniquemedium

Lighteningschoolbag

weight

No moreforgottentextbook

77%

51% 49% 49%

Legallyavailableresources

Compliant withnational

curriculum

Structured andorganizedcontents

Access toreliable

pedagogicalresources

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Digital and/or print: complementary uses

Digital textbooks main uses are for studying maps, pictures, diagrams and performing collective exercises in the classroom, although without leaving printed behind. Reading, evaluation and individual exercises remain widely on the print side.

Medium used for each activity

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80% 79%73%

51%60%

50%41%

76% 79%86% 86%

77%84%86%

Studying picturesand photos

Studying maps,chronologies,

diagrams

Practicingcollective

exercises inclass

Practicingindividual

exercises inclass

Studying textsRevising lessonsPerformingevaluations

DigitalPrinted

The digital versions enhance textbooks added value

Digital textbook best at getting pupils’ attention, enhancing participation.

Very satisfactory

32%

Unsatisfactory12%

Rather satisfactory

56%Is complementarity between digital and printed textbooks satisfactory?

Which textbook is best at …

9

78%

67%

26% 23%16%4% 3%

19% 18%

35%

18%

31%

55%59%

49%

Catching pupils'attention, stimulating

their curiosity

Enhancing pupils'participation

Stimulating the desire tolearn

Motivating pupils to dotheir homework

Helping pupils memorizelessons

DigitalPrintedBoth

Near 90% teachers are satisfied with both media complementarity.

Towards a dynamic coexistence between digital and printed textbooks

Very few teachers think that digital textbooks will substitute print ones in the coming years. They foresee coexistencecoexistence between the 2 media, although with growing differences.

Very few teachers wish for the extinction of print (1 out of 10).

They will coexist in the

same way than today

20%

Digital textbooks

will substitute to

print ones12%

They will coexist but

with increasing differences

68%

Evolution of digital and printed textbooks within 3 to 5 years

8 teachers out of 10 trust educational publishers educational publishers to create and adapt digital learning resources to create and adapt digital learning resources

compliant with national curriculum. compliant with national curriculum.

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