MicrosoftToshiba Laptop Program

Appendices Teacher survey 1. Learning with Laptops Initiative, The Second Year: A Questionnaire Student surveys 1. Student Technology Skills Survey A 2. Student Technology Skills Survey B 3. Student Learning Activity Self-Assessment Shadow study interviews Teachers 1. Preliminary Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Teachers 2. Before School Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Teachers 3. After School Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Teachers Students 4. Preliminary Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Laptop Students 5. Before School Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Laptop Students 6. After School Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Laptop Student Favorite activity 1. Students’ Favorite Activity Questionnaire NOTE: Where student instruments are indicated, we include only the Laptop student version. Non-Laptop students’ interviews and surveys differed only in the language referencing computer use (“a computer” vs. “your laptop”). Learning with Laptops Initiative The Second Year: A Questionnaire Name Last First M.I. School Email address Phone # State Date NOTE: As part of the continuing research by ROCKMAN ET AL, we would like to learn more about your experiences during the second year of the Laptop program. All information will be kept confidential; no names will be used in our reports. We may also contact you for a brief phone interview later in the academic year. Please feel free to continue any of your responses on the back of a page. Just indicate which question you’re responding to. Please return your completed questionnaire by January 12, 1998. Thanks! Background 1. For how many years have you taught ? o <5 o 6 - 10 o 11 - 15 o 16 - 20 o 21 + 2. When (month/year) did you receive your laptop? _______________________ 3. When (month/year) did you begin using laptops for classroom instruction? 4. How would you rate your current level of enthusiasm for the Laptop Initiative? unenthusiastic somewhat enthusiastic very enthusiastic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Teaching Responsibilities and General Practices 5. Complete the following chart for EVERY class you teach during a typical day at school. You may continue your responses (indicate the corresponding class period number) on the back of this page. Period Subject(s) # of # of Grade students students with a laptop? Do you use a laptop to prepare for OR teach THIS class? (yes/no) Do students use laptops for THIS class? (yes/no) % of class time students use laptops? % of homework assignments per week involving laptop use? What tasks do students in this class accomplish with the laptops? (e.g., note taking, simulations, presentations) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6. How long (in minutes) are the class periods at your school? 7. On average, what percentage of time do students in your classes spend working in groups, working independently, and working as a whole class? For classes with access to laptops: Groups % Independently % Whole Class % Page 1 For classes without access to laptops: Groups % Independently % Whole Class % Laptop Program’s Effects on Learning & Instruction Please base your responses to the following questions on your experiences teaching classes in which students use laptops. 8. Mark the box that indicates the degree to which students’ use of the laptops for each purpose has increased or decreased since you first began using laptops in your classroom. Purpose Note taking Writing papers/reports Developing presentations Internet Research Creating Spreadsheets Learning how to use software applications Skill remediation or drills Building keyboarding skills Building or using databases Doing homework Record keeping Running models Playing games Other (Please specify.) Large decrease Medium decrease Small decrease No change Small increase Medium increase Large increase -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9. Mark the box that indicates the degree to which laptop access has resulted in an increase or decrease in each student and instructional attribute. Student Attribute Attendance Discipline problems Interest in school Quantity of class work completed Quantity of homework completed # of sources used in research projects Variety of sources used in research projects Quality of work Amount of higher-order thinking Learning/understanding content Ability to remember content Test scores Ability to do collaborative work in groups Parent involvement Large decrease Medium decrease Small decrease No change Small increase Medium increase Large increase -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 Large decrease -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 Medium decrease -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 Small decrease 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No change +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 Small increase +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 Medium increase +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 Large increase N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Instructional Attribute Amount of content covered Interdisciplinary content coverage Project-based instruction Individualized instruction Cooperative learning/Group work Lecturing -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 +3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Page 2 Class discussion -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 N/A 10. In what ways, if any, has the instructional process in your classroom been most directly affected by use of the laptops? What evidence can you provide to show that this instructional process has changed? 11. In what ways, if any, have the products of your students’ work been most directly affected by use of the laptops? What evidence can you provide to show that students’ products have changed? 12. What academic outcome or skill, if any, has been most directly affected by use of the laptops? How has this outcome or skill been affected? What do you think is the best way to measure this change? 13. How much has each type of student benefited from the Laptop program? Type of Student High achieving Average achieving Low achieving Special Needs Girls Boys No benefit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Moderate benefit 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Great benefit 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14. Have you noticed any changes in parent involvement in class or in school that you would connect to the Laptop project? If so, please describe. 15. Can you state any ways in which the Laptop program’s impact is different from the impact of desktop computers or computer labs? Page 3 Use of Software Tools 16. Please indicate how often and for what purposes each software application is used. Please feel free to continue your responses (indicate the corresponding tool) on the back of this page. TOOL Average # of times you use each tool per week: Average # of class periods you use each tool per week: Average # of class periods your students use each tool per week: In Class Average # of times your students use each tool per week: For Homework To Prepare Lessons To Teach Lessons Rank the List the tasks you most tools (1-6) frequently accomplish with from most each software tool. to least useful for improving students’ learning. List the tasks your students most frequently accomplish with each software tool. Word Excel PowerPoint Internet Access Email 17. Please choose a software tool that you frequently use during instruction with the laptops, and DESCRIBE a lesson or project you’ve conducted in which use of the tool was particularly effective in accomplishing your instructional goals. Please feel free to continue on the back of this page or to attach a separate sheet of paper if you prefer to type your description and responses to our questions. After describing your lesson, please respond to the following questions: a) Did use of the laptops for this lesson or project support students’ use or development of higher-order thinking skills? If so, how? b) How did you assess the learning outcomes for this lesson or project? c) What advantages, if any, did the laptops offer for this lesson or project over the use of desktop computers, a computer lab and/or pencil and paper? We’d like to hear about other lessons you’ve successfully taught using the laptops. Please send lesson descriptions by email to melissa@rockman.com or call Melissa Chessler using our toll-free number (1-800- 410-2820) to tell us more about what you’ve accomplished in your classroom. THANK YOU! Page 4 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY A Name ________________________________________ Teacher __________________ School ______________________________________ Grade ____ Date ___________ 1. Circle the response that most accurately describes how often you use each of the following software programs/tools. Word Never Less than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a week Once a week More than once a week More than once a week More than once a week More than once a week More than once a week More than once a week More than once a week Almost daily Excel Power Point Never Once a week Almost daily Never Once a week Almost daily Access Never Once a week Almost daily Internet Never Once a week Almost daily E-mail CD-ROM Never Once a week Almost daily Never Once a week Almost daily 2. Circle the statement that most accurately describes how much help you need when using each of the following software programs/tools. Word I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. Excel Power Point Access Internet E-mail CD-ROM Page 1 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY A 3. Circle the response that most accurately describes how frequently you use a computer to perform each of the tasks listed below. Brainstorming/generating ideas? Never Rarely Sometimes Frequently Always Finding information? Never Rarely Sometimes Frequently Always Organizing information? Never Rarely Sometimes Frequently Always Analyzing information? (reaching conclusions) Communicating/presenting information? Collaborating/working with others? Never Rarely Sometimes Frequently Always Never Never Rarely Rarely Sometimes Sometimes Frequently Frequently Always Always 4. What tools do you use to brainstorm/generate ideas? Check all the tools you use. Word Pencil/Paper Excel Power Point Access Internet E-mail Calculator CD-ROM Other ___________________ How would you use EACH of the tools you checked off? _______________________________ 5. What tools do you use to find information? Check all the tools you use. Word Pencil/Paper Excel Power Point Access Internet E-mail Calculator CD-ROM Other ___________________ How would you use EACH of the tools you checked off? _______________________________ 6. What tools do you use to organize information? Check all the tools you use. Word Pencil/Paper Excel Power Point Access Internet E-mail Calculator CD-ROM Other ___________________ How would you use EACH of the tools you checked off? _______________________________ Page 2 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY A 7. What tools do you use to analyze (reach conclusions about) information? Check all the tools you use. Word Pencil/Paper Excel Power Point Access Internet E-mail Calculator CD-ROM Other ___________________ How would you use EACH of the tools you checked off? _______________________________ 8. What tools do you use to communicate/present information? Check all the tools you use. Word Pencil/Paper Excel Power Point Access Internet E-mail Calculator CD-ROM Other ___________________ How would you use EACH of the tools you checked off? _______________________________ 9. What tools do you use to collaborate/work with others? Check all the tools you use. Word Pencil/Paper Excel Power Point Access Internet E-mail Calculator CD-ROM Other ___________________ How would you use EACH of the tools you checked off? _______________________________ 10. Circle the response that most accurately describes your level of agreement with the following statements. I enjoy playing games on computers. I prefer to use computers to do schoolwork. Computers make schoolwork more fun/interesting. Computers make schoolwork easier to do. Computers help me improve the quality of my schoolwork. Strongly disagree Strongly disagree Strongly disagree Strongly disagree Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Agree Strongly agree Strongly agree Strongly agree Strongly agree Strongly agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Page 3 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY A Computers help me understand my classes better. Strongly disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Strongly agree Disagree Agree Page 4 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY A Technology Background. When did you receive your laptop? _________________________ (month/year) Did you have a computer at home before you got your laptop? How long have you been using a computer at home? Yes No _____________________________ (# of months and/or years) How long have you been using a computer at school? _____________________________ (# of months and/or years) THANK YOU! Page 5 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY B Name ________________________________________ Teacher __________________ School ______________________________________ Grade ____ Date ___________ 1. Circle the response that most accurately describes how often you use each of the following software programs/tools. Word Never Less than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a week Less than once a week Once a week More than once a week More than once a week More than once a week More than once a week More than once a week More than once a week More than once a week Almost daily Excel Power Point Never Once a week Almost daily Never Once a week Almost daily Access Never Once a week Almost daily Internet E-mail Never Once a week Almost daily Never Once a week Almost daily CD-ROM Never Once a week Almost daily 2. Circle the statement that most accurately describes how much help you need when using each of the following software programs/tools. Word I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. Excel Power Point Access Internet E-mail Page 1 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY B CD-ROM I always need help. I sometimes need help. I rarely need help. I never need help. I help other people. I am an expert. 3. For each of the following tasks, circle the number that most accurately describes how well you can perform each task on a computer. I don't know I don't know what this how to do means. this. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 I can teach someone how to do this. I'm an expert. GENERAL TASKS I can do this. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 I can do this well. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Make a copy of a file. Minimize, maximize, and resize a window. Work with two applications at the same time. Use the Find feature to locate a file on a computer's hard drive. Format a floppy disk. Adjust the sound level on a computer. Customize a computer's desktop. Load software onto a computer. WORD TASKS Copy, paste, and move blocks of text. Create a table. Use shortcut keys instead of menus. (e.g., Ctrl+S) Create headers and footers. Insert a picture or object (e.g., an Excel chart) into a document. EXCEL TASKS Insert and delete cells, columns, and rows on a spreadsheet. Use a formula to perform calculations based on data in a spreadsheet. Create a chart or graph from data in a spreadsheet. POWER POINT TASKS 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 I can teach someone how to do this. I'm an expert. I don't know I don't know what this how to do means. this. 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 I can do this. 3 3 3 3 3 I can do this well. 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 I can teach someone how to do this. I'm an expert. I don't know I don't know what this how to do means. this. 1 1 1 I don't know what this means. 2 2 2 I don't know how to do this. I can do this. 3 3 3 I can do this well. 4 4 4 I can do this well. 5 5 5 I can teach someone how to do this. I'm an expert. I can do this. Page 2 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY B Work with a presentation in different views (including slide, outline, etc.). Add sound to a presentation. Draw and work with objects, by reshaping and using borders, fills, and shadows. ACCESS TASKS Add records to and delete records from a database. Sort a database by specific fields. Import data from another application. INTERNET TASKS Go to a specific web site by entering its URL. Use HTML to create a web site. Create a collection of your favorite web sites. Use a search engine to perform a web search. E-MAIL TASKS 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 I can teach someone how to do this. I'm an expert. 5 5 5 I can teach someone how to do this. I'm an expert. 5 5 5 5 I can teach someone how to do this. I'm an expert. 5 5 5 I don't know I don't know what this how to do means. this. 1 1 1 2 2 2 I can do this. 3 3 3 I can do this well. 4 4 4 I don't know I don't know what this how to do means. this. 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 I can do this. 3 3 3 3 I can do this well. 4 4 4 4 I don't know I don't know what this how to do means. this. 1 1 1 2 2 2 I can do this. 3 3 3 I can do this well. 4 4 4 Send and receive e-mail. Attach a file to an e-mail message. Use the Address Book feature. 4. Now, reread pages 2 and 3 and circle EACH of the tasks you learned to do during the last year. For example, if you learned how to "Make a copy of a file" and to "Work with two applications at the same time" during the last year, you should circle them, as shown below: Page 3 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY B Do this for ALL the tasks listed on pages 2 and 3. Page 4 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS SURVEY B 5. Circle the response that most accurately describes your level of agreement with the following statements. I enjoy playing games on computers. I prefer to use computers to do schoolwork. Computers make schoolwork more fun/interesting. Computers make schoolwork easier to do. Computers help me improve the quality of my schoolwork. Computers help me understand my classes better. Strongly disagree Strongly disagree Strongly disagree Strongly disagree Strongly disagree Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Neither agree, nor disagree Agree Strongly agree Strongly agree Strongly agree Strongly agree Strongly agree Strongly agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree Disagree Agree 6. Technology Background. When did you receive your laptop? _________________________ (month/year) Did you have a computer at home before you got your laptop? How long have you been using a computer at home? Yes No _____________________________ (# of months and/or years) How long have you been using a computer at school? _____________________________ (# of months and/or years) THANK YOU! Page 5 Learning Activity Self-Assessment ROCKMAN ET AL is a research firm that studies how people learn. We would like to know what kinds of things you do when you read, write and prepare presentations. There are no right or wrong answers. Name (please print): School: Teacher: Grade: Date: Directions: Several questions about reading, writing and presenting are listed below. Please read each question and mark or write out the appropriate answer(s). There are no right or wrong answers. Do not spend too much time on any one question. Please respond to EVERY question. Reading 1. What types of materials do you read? (Circle all that apply.) Books Comics Magazines Letters/mail Newspapers Email Internet/Web Sites Other 2. When you read for school, how often do you... (Circle the number that describes you the best.) Very rarely Rarely Very Sometimes Frequently frequently a) take notes? b) underline/highlight words? c) look up new words in the dictionary? d) create an outline of the material/ information? 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 e) ask someone a question about some- 1 thing you didn’t understand? Page 1 Writing 3. How often do you... (Circle the number that describes you the best.) Very rarely Rarely SometimesFrequently Very frequently a) write to communicate with friends? b) copy down notes that your teacher has written on the board? c) rewrite/rephrase a passage from a published document? d) write reports/papers? e) write original stories? f) copy over or type up your own handwritten notes? g) doodle? h) write a longer paper for an assignment than your teacher required? i) revise reports/papers before turning them in for a final grade? j) write an outline for a paper? k) rewrite information to organize it better? l) write a report/paper in collaboration with other students? m) brainstorm by writing a list of ideas? n) write using paper and pen/pencil? o) write using a computer? 4. Considering all of the writing you do, how often do you write? 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 2 3 4 5 Page 2 5. Have you used a computer for any of the writing activities listed above? Reread the list of activities on this page and circle each activity for which you have used a computer. For example: o) write using a computer? 1 2 3 4 5 Presenting 6. How many presentations have you prepared for school this year? _______ For which classes? 7. What kinds of materials have you used in your presentations? (Circle all that apply.) Poster Audio recording Other 8. When preparing a presentation for school, how often do you... (Circle the number that describes you the best.) Very rarely Rarely Very Sometimes Frequently frequently Picture Video Clip Slides for overhead projector Computer program: a) work with other students? b) write note cards to refer to? c) use information from a variety of sources? d) create an outline to organize your ideas? e) create a list of your main ideas to show your audience during your presentation? 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 9. How many times do you usually practice giving a presentation? 10. How much time do you usually spend each time you practice a presentation? Minutes Page 3 THANK YOU! Preliminary Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Teachers TEACHER’S NAME: DATE: 1. What grade levels do you teach? 2. Which subjects do you teach? 3. How many periods per day do you teach each subject/grade? 4. For which classes do you use laptops: a. To prepare lessons? b. To teach lessons? c. How do you use your laptop? (for what? when? why?) 5. How much help do you need when you use each software program/tool? Word Excel Power Point Access Internet E-mail CD-ROM I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. SCHOOL: 6. For which classes do you your students use laptops: a. For class work? b. For homework? c. Are students required to use laptops for their assignments? 7. What would you say has been the most substantial impact of the laptops in your classroom? Where would I look to see this impact? What’s different because of it? Page 1 8. Do you feel the laptops have changed the way you teach? If so, how? Have the laptops had an impact on... • planning? • classroom organization? • assignments? • collaboration? • instruction? • grouping practices? • feedback to students? • assessment? • relationship/contact with parents? • internet use? 9. Have the laptops led to changes in the kinds of work that students do? Describe. Probe if needed with: • the work and thought required of students now • time spent on tasks that utilize computers • tasks (note taking, running models, internet research, word • ways students work (independently, collaboratively, from home, etc.) • how students are learning (attention span, ability to understand concepts, interaction with peers) Page 2 Before School Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Teachers TEACHER’S NAME: DATE: SCHOOL: 1. Did you use a computer to prepare the lesson(s) you’re teaching today? How did you use it? 2. In which of today’s classes do you plan to use your laptop as a teaching tool? 3. In which of today’s classes will your students use their laptops? 4. Is there anything unusual/non-typical about the lessons you’ll teach today? If so, what? In what classes? 5. Is there anything in particular that you feel I should pay attention to in any of the classes you’ll be teaching today? After School Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Teachers TEACHER’S NAME: DATE: SCHOOL: 1. How did you feel about how your classes went today? 2. Any highlights? 3. Any low points? 4. Did your lessons go as planned? Why or why not? 5. Were your lessons typical of other lessons you teach? a. What was typical? b. What was unusual? 6. For each of the classes in which laptops were used, list the subject area and grade, and ask the following questions: Subject: Grade: a. Could this lesson have been taught without the laptops? Page 3 b. If yes, what would have been different if your students did not have access to laptops? c. If no, why not? Page 4 Preliminary Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Laptop Students STUDENT’S NAME: DATE: SCHOOL: 1. Which subjects are you studying in school? a. For which subjects do you use your laptop? b. For which subjects do you use your laptop to do homework? c. For which subjects do you use your laptop for class work? d. Are you required to use your laptop for these classes or is the use of your laptop optional? For which classes? e. Are there any classes that you never use your laptop in? Which ones? 2. What types of school assignments and activities do you use your laptop for (e.g., writing papers, making graphs, etc.): a. during school? b. after school? c. Are you required to use your laptop for these activities or is the use of your laptop optional? For which assignments/activities? 3. What types of things do you use your laptop for that aren’t related to school: a. during school? b. after school? (games, surfing, discussions, email, MUDs, etc.) 4. Which software programs do you use: a. during school? Which of these programs do you use most? b. after school? Which of these programs do you use most? 5. How much help do you need when you use each software program/tool? Word Excel Power Point Access Internet E-mail CD-ROM I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I always need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I sometimes need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I rarely need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I never need help. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. I help other people. I am an expert. Page 1 6. How and when did you learn to use the two software programs you know the best? a. Program? How did you learn how to use it? When did you learn how to use it? b. Program? How did you learn how to use it? When did you learn how to use it? 7. Which two software programs do you most enjoy using? Why? a. Program? Why? b. Program? Why? 8. Which software programs do you least enjoy using? Why? a. Program? Why? b. Program? Why? 9. What do like to do most with your laptop? Why? 10. How do you decide when to use your laptop and when to use another tool such as paper and pencil? 11. How long have you been using a computer? Do you have a computer at home, other than your laptop? For how long? Page 2 Before School Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Laptop Students STUDENT’S NAME: DATE: SCHOOL: 1. How much time did you spend using a computer for school work (including your laptop, home computer, a friend’s, the library’s): a. yesterday, after school? b. last night? c. this morning before school? d. Is this typical? Yes No Do you usually use a computer more or less? e. Where were you when you used a computer? 2. How much time did you spend using a computer for things that aren’t related to school: a. yesterday, after school? b. last night? c. this morning before school? d. Is this typical? Yes No Do you usually use a computer more or less? e. Where were you when you used a computer? 3. Since school ended yesterday (or Friday) afternoon, how much time did you use a computer for: a. homework? b. in which subject areas? How much time did you spend on homework in each subject area? c. for games? d. for telecommunications (email, bbs, newsgroups, internet)? e. other types of activities? (Specify.) 4. What software programs have you used since school ended yesterday (Friday)? a. List programs (and answer the following questions for each). b. What did you use these programs to accomplish? c. For which subject areas? d. How much time did you spend using each program? 5. Did other family members use your laptop? Yes No a. Who? b. List programs (and answer the following questions for each). c. What did they use these programs to accomplish? d. How much time did they spend using each program? Page 3 After School Interview Questions for Shadow Study: Laptop Students STUDENT’S NAME: DATE: SCHOOL: 1. How do you feel about the amount of time you spent using your laptop today in school? Did you spend more, less, or the right amount of time using your laptop? 1A. Did the computer help you accomplish your work? Did it make you more productive, able to get more done? How do you know? 1B. Thinking back over what you did in school today, could you have done the same things without a computer? Would you have done your work the same way, not as well, or better? Was your computer necessary for what you accomplished today? In what ways? 1C. Thinking back over the day, do you think your teachers would have taught differently if you and your classmates did not all have computers? How would it be different? 2. How much time do you expect to spend using your computer (or another computer) for school work: a. today, after school? b. tonight? c. tomorrow morning before school? 3. How much time do you expect to spend using a computer for things that aren’t related to school: a. today, after school? b. tonight? c. tomorrow morning before school? 4. Between the time you leave school today and the time you arrive back at school tomorrow (or Monday), how much time do you expect to use a computer laptop for: a. homework? b. in which subject areas? c. for games? d. for telecommunications (email, bbs, newsgroups, internet)? e. other types of activities? (Specify.) Page 4 5. What software programs do you expect to use? a. List programs (and answer the following questions for each). b. What will you use these programs to accomplish? c. For which subject areas? d. How much time will you spend using each program? 6. Do you expect other family members to use your laptop? Yes No a. Who? b. List programs (and answer the following questions for each). c. What will they use these programs to accomplish? d. How much time will they spend using each program? Page 5 Favorite Activity Survey ROCKMAN ET AL is a research firm that studies how people learn. We want to find out more about the kinds of work students do in school. We would like to know about the types of assignments you have worked on during the past school year. There are no right or wrong answers. Directions: • Please respond to ALL of the following questions. • Number each of your responses to show which question you are answering. • Include your name, your teacher’s name, the name of your school , and your grade level on your paper. 1. Of all the major assignments and projects you’ve completed so far during this school which was your favorite? What class did you complete this assignment for? year, 2. What did you need to do in order to complete the assignment? Describe in detail the steps you followed, including any steps that involved working with other students. 3. Describe your final product. What did your final product for the assignment look like? Be specific. 4. List all of the tools you used to complete the assignment. Some examples of tools are: paper & pencil, computer, software programs, word processor, dictionary, poster board, index cards, and video tape. What other tools did you use? 5. How much time did you spend... (Use minutes, hours, days or weeks to label each answer.) a) all together to complete the assignment? b) working on the assignment during class? c) working on the assignment at home? d) working on the assignment at a library? e) using a computer to work on the assignment? 6. What did you learn about or learn how to do by doing this assignment? 7. What did you like most about this assignment? Why? 8. What part of the assignment did you find most challenging or difficult? Why? 9a. Do you still have your completed assignment? 9b. If so, where do you keep it? 9c. Do you ever refer to it when completing new assignments? When? How have you used it again? 10. If possible, please give your teacher a copy of your completed assignment so that it can be sent to us along with your responses to the questions listed above. Copies can be turned in on paper or on computer disks. They may also be sent to us by email; send email to melissa@rockman.com. THANK YOU!