| Title: | Public-Use Data Files and Documentation: Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools, Fall 2005 |
| Description: | This file contains data from a fall 2005 fast-response survey titled “Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools, Fall 2005.” This study was the most recent in a series of fast-response surveys that have tracked access to information technology in schools and classrooms since 1994. These surveys provide trend analysis on the percent of public schools and instructional rooms with Internet access and on the ratio of students to instructional computers with Internet access. NCES released the results of the 2005 survey in the publication “Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2005.” Questionnaires and cover letters for the study were mailed to the principal of each sampled school in early October 2005, requesting that the questionnaire be completed by the technology coordinator or person most knowledgeable about Internet access at the school. Respondents were also offered the option of completing the survey via the Web. Telephone follow-up for survey nonresponse and data clarification was initiated in November 2005 and completed in March 2006. The final response rate was 86 percent. Respondents were asked about the number of instructional computers with access to the Internet, the types of Internet connections, technologies and procedures used to prevent student access to inappropriate material on the Internet, and the availability of hand-held and laptop computers for students and teachers. Respondents also provided information on teacher professional development on how to integrate the use of the Internet into the curriculum, and on the use of the Internet to provide opportunities and information for teaching and learning. |
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| Cover Date: | November 2006 |
| Web Release: | April 4, 2007 |
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| Publication #: | NCES 2007062 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Bernie Greene |
| Type of Product: | Data File |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) |
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For questions about the content of this Data File, please contact: Peter Tice. |
