EU-ISE International Questionnaire for teachers No 1.
Making use of ICT in science teaching.
Summary - Poland


All - Poland = 120



1. The partnership country this questionnaire represents is:
120 Poland
0 Slovakia
0 Finland
0 Spain
0 UK
0 Scotland
0 Nothing selected
Other:
2. What is your gender?       76 Female            44 Male            0 Nothing selected
3. Where are you working? (you can choose more than one)
29 Primary school
52 Lower secondary school
57 Upper secondary school, high school, gymnasium
9 In a Teacher Training College/ Training School/ etc.
Other: szkoła zasadnicza, Ośrodek Doskonalenia Nauczycieli, Wydawnictwo podręcznikowe, Uniwersytet, Uniwersytet, zasadnicza szkoła zawodowa, Policealne Studium Zawodowe, zasadnicza szkoła zawodowa, + doradca metodyczny, Szkoła Zawodowa, Szpital, prywatna firma, technolog odzieżowy, Pracownia kartograficzna,
4. What subjects are you teaching? (you can choose more than one)
18 Science
59 Physics
23 Chemistry
16 Biology
20 Mathematics
Other: geografia, informatyka, Oprogramowanie biurowe, Informatyka, elektronika, technologia informacyjna, informatyka, Dydaktyka biologii i przyrody, Informatyka, Informatyka, technika, informatyka, informatyka, Informatyka, Informatyka, plastyka, technika, muzyka, technologia informacyjna, technologia informacyjna, informatyka, GEOGRAFIA, technologia informacyjna, geografia, W-f, obsługa techniczna, język rosyjski, księgowy, Informatyka, Technika, Informatyka, muzyka, nauczanie zintegrowane, Materiałoznastwo, język rosyjski, informatyka, biblioteka, Geodezja, Informatyka,
5. How long you have been teaching?
19 Less than 5 years
26 6 – 10 years
25 11 – 15 years
33 16 – 25 years
14 More than 25 years
6. How would you describe access to ICT tools (computers and other equipment) for science education?
7 not at all available (ICT tools are in other classrooms or they are used by other teachers)
54 moderately available (If ICT tools are reserved in good time beforehand some ICT tools can be used in science education)
41 easily available (If ICT tools are reserved they can be used in science education)
16 very easily available (there are enough ICT tools to hand for science education)
7. Can you please make a self-evaluation of your ICT competence.
0 ’helpless’ (I cannot use ICT at all)
9 weak (I can use word processing, Internet browser and e-mail minimally tolerably)
73 good (I can use word processing, presentation graphics, MBL/Datalogging, e-mail and an Internet browser satisfactorily)
35 excellent (I can use the previous tools well, make web-pages, can use learning management systems and also know the pedagogical principles of using ICT)
8. How many of your students use regularly ICT at home (e.g. word processing, computer games, internet, chat, music) – your estimate
29 Less than 50%
44 50% - 70%
26 70% - 90%
19 More than 90%
9. Please indicate your views about each of these statements. (By ICT we mean any and all computer-based technologies.)

Strongly agree
Strongly disagree
1. ICT can have a positive effect on learning in science. 84 29 2 5
2. The positive effect of ICT on learning in science is overestimated. 6 18 36 57
3. More ICT resources in schools will result in better learning. 54 57 3 6
4. I don’t have time to make use of ICT resources in my teaching. 6 21 37 50
5. I have skills to make good use of ICT in my teaching. 60 43 7 6
6. ICT has radically changed the way I teach science. 21 53 34 7
7. ICT is of particular benefit to slow learners. 24 63 26 4
8. ICT is of particular benefit to fast learners. 43 56 15 4
9. ICT is of particular benefit to independent learners. 68 34 8 5
10. ICT is of particular benefit in assessment of learning. 27 59 24 7
11. ICT is of particular benefit to make science learning more interesting. 77 31 6 4
12. ICT can increase collaboration (co-operation) between students. 59 48 7 3
13. ICT makes learning more contextual 41 52 17 5
14. ICT makes learning more constructive (students are actively taking part to the learning process). 57 51 5 4
15. ICT makes learning more goal-oriented 32 72 10 3
16. ICT makes learning more active (students are active in planning and learning) 42 65 5 3
17. ICT makes learning more situated 33 58 20 4
18. ICT helps students in their self evaluation 29 58 22 8
19. ICT disturbs the learning process 7 5 15 89
20. ICT makes learning more research-oriented 34 58 15 5
21. ICT encourages students to study also printed materials 33 40 31 11
22. ICT helps teachers to deliver the school curriculum 41 56 15 6
23. I am persuading the school management to buy me more ICT equipment for teaching 56 40 12 7
24. School management expects me to use ICT in my teaching 26 38 30 22

10. In a typical classroom you have available or access to

never
always
1. One or some computers (less than one per 4 students) 37 12 26 39
2. Almost enough computers (more than one per 4 students) 54 19 21 19
3. Internet connection 26 9 20 64
4. Some MBL (data logging) tools and sensors 56 14 18 23
5. Enough MBL (data logging) tools and sensors 69 18 22 4
6. Interactive whiteboard 103 6 6 1
7. Digital camera 75 17 12 11
8. Digital microscope 104 4 2 5
9. Dataprojector or large enough screen

28 16 33 39

11. How often do you use ICT as a part of your science teaching (either led by yourself or guiding your students to use ICT)?
Do not include administration in your responses. Select one from each row on this basis:

1 never  
2 rarely, (perhaps once or twice a year)
3 occasionally, (perhaps once each month)
4 often (almost every week)

never

often
1
2
3
4
1. Word processing 18 27 30 45
2. Use spreadsheets (e.g. Excel) to process data 24 46 25 22
3. Use of presentation graphics (e.g. PowerPoint) 11 36 44 26
4. Applets and other simulations 42 31 25 18
5. Web-based learning environments 13 35 38 33
6. Web resources (a web page) 13 30 37 35
7. Published multi-media CD-ROMs 10 31 47 30
8. Search on the Internet (Google or another general search engine) 9 27 38 44
9. Search on a specialised database (source of information) available through the Internet (e.g. newspaper, …) 21 35 38 23
10. Using e-mail, teacher - student in your course 32 44 24 15
11. Publishing web page for use in your course 60 36 15 6
12. Publishing on the Internet video, audio, and presentation graphics (perhaps a lecture) for use in your course (e.g. Microsoft Producer for PowerPoint) 55 33 18 10
13. Using Irc or newsgroup 80 20 10 5
14. Using learning management system or virtual learning environmment (e.g. WebCT, TopClass, FirstClass, Lotus Learning Space) 96 18 3 0
15. Using videoconference 104 9 2 1
16. Using MBL tools (data logging) 80 21 11 5
17. Interactive whiteboard 107 6 0 1
18. Digital camera or digital video 66 34 12 5
19. Digital microscope 105 10 1 2
20. Software packages (computer assisted learning) 25 41 37 13
21. Dataprojector 32 33 34 18
22. Students are using computers during science lessons 28 48 36 5
27. Other:
wspolpraca miedzynarodowa - pic -  4
realizacja projektow tematycznych - pic -  4

12. Your training and development needs. Please indicate your priority for ICT training.
1. = Important. Should have soon.
2. = I need this some time.
3. = I don’t need training.

                                                                                                                            
1
2
3
1. Using the internet 31 23 64
2. Using datalogging 38 58 22
3. Using an interactive whiteboard 46 52 19
4. Using digital camera/video 31 54 32
5. Using powerpoint 16 25 77
6. ICT software packages 24 50 41