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Online Survey

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32 students contributed to an online survey and they were unanimously positive about their experiences. The respondents were asked to reflect on what contributed to their learning in a Chromebook class. Within this…

  • 47.4% of students believe that they are learning a lot more than previously.
  • 72% loved being in a digital class and don’t want to learn in another way.
  • 59.9% have begun with a personal blog or are experiencing a class blog.
  • 72.4% have communicated with their teacher outside of school hours to facilitate or improve learning.
  • “It is making my work tidier and helping my spelling”.
  • The students commented on the collaborative sharing and licensed learning environments such as mathletics.

Teacher feedback

100% of the pilot teachers feel that the students are more engaged in the curriculum.

  • “The students are able to do so much more than just a worksheet. They can create very attractive responses to reading and writing.”
  • The chromebooks have facilitated more learning time “(With chromebooks)they have more thinking time and most can self-manage their learning.”
  • “There are no barriers to being connected now. They are displaying the key competencies more vividly.”
  • “Students are more engaged in topic studies because of variety of resources available for research and presentation.
  • “Mathletics is a great motivator for knowledge and strategy, also other maths sites such as Maths Playground and E Ako maths.
  • “Audiobooks help them with language experience/enrichment.”
  • “Kids love their chromebooks. They love the fact that they can make their learning look really good and can share it globally.”

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