Perception of Conditions

INSTRUCTIONS: This questionnaire is designed to assess the computer integration at your school. Kindly answer the following questions.
A. HARDWARE
PQ1. What is your current student-to computer ratio?

A. No computer in school

B. Greater than 25:1

C. Between 25:1 and 10:1

D. Between 9:1 and 5:1

E. Lower than 5:1

PQ2. What kind of printers are available in your school?

A. No printer in the school

B. Dot matrix printer in the classroom or inkjet laser printer in the computer laboratory.

C. Most classrooms have an inkjet or laser printer

PQ3. How does your school deal with the technical maintenance and/or technical support of hardware?

A. No official maintenance plan in place; done piecemeal by teachers and students on their own time

B. Regional level techical support staff services several schools

C. Full-time, in school technical support

CONNECTIVITY
PQ4. What percent of your classrooms are connected to the Internet?

A. No INternet access in the school

B. Internet access available in the library or computer laboratory

C. Less than 50% of classrooms are connected to the Internet

D. More than 50% of classrooms are connected to the Internet

PQ5. What type of Internet connection do the majority of your computers have?

A. Not applicable / no Internet connection

B. Dail-up access

C. High-speed dedicated line (e.g. ADSL, Cable)

COMPUTER USE
PQ6. Do most of your students use drill and practice programs (i.e. educational software that engages students in multiple choice, true and false, or 'worksheet' type questions) on a regular basis as part of the curriculum?

A. Yes

B. No

DPQ7.Do most of your students are basic authoring applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, and drawing programs (i.e. Paint) on a regular basis as part of the curriculum?

A. Yes

B. No

PQ8. Do most of your students use advanced authoring applications such a web publishing software, presentation software (i.e. Powerpoint) and/or collaborative groupware on a regular basis as part of the curriculum?

A. Yes

B. No

Do most of your students use simulation software (i.e. SimCity) on a regular basis as part of the curriculum?

A. Yes

B. No

PQ10. Do most of your students use CD-ROM research resources (i.e. CD ROM encyclopedias) on a regular basis as part of the curriculum ?

A. No

B. Yes