Media industry and forecast analysis firm Simba Information, US, together with MCH Data, recently conducted a nationwide survey of PreK-12 information technology coordinators and administrators. The survey reveals that 75 percent of students are using mobile technology for educational purposes in school. The primary driver for implementing mobile technology is to raise student engagement. The results of the survey will be detailed in a webinar on March 22, titled Going Mobile in the PreK-12 School Market.
Student usage of mobile technology for educational purposes has been piloted with resounding success in the past three years, notably increasing student engagement and raising test scores. The survey finds near-equivalent usage of mobile devices for both small group activities and whole class instruction covering a broad range of subject areas.
As for the purchasing process, nearly 25 percent of those surveyed do not know where funds for mobile technology stem from and 33 percent do not know where to expect funds for future purchases. These findings correlate with the primary factor curbing mobile technology adoption - the lack of money. Additionally, the survey found educational software programmes to be the leading content accessed by students using mobile technology, closely followed by open source, web-based educational content.
The survey includes topics ranging from student usage, implementation plans and primary use by grade level, to disciplines and types of content most often used on mobile devices, as well as how school systems are funding technology purchases. The survey results will be presented in more detail in the March 22 webinar.
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