Not exact matches
Research driven approach It was therefore heartening that the headline finding
of the survey
of 500 UK
schools (190 primary, 310
secondary) showed that the majority
of schools are adopting a research - driven approach to tablet take - up, and want more evidence before supporting the adoption
of tablets in the
classroom (72 per
cent).
Whilst there has been opposition from anti-CCTV campaigners, the use
of surveillance in the
classroom is often welcomed by students, staff and parents alike, with a reported 90 per
cent of secondary schools in the UK now using them.
BESA's annual «Tablets and Connectivity» survey
of 636 UK
schools (334 primary, 302
secondary), which was carried out in May, reveals that teachers predict that in two years time tablets will make up 37 per
cent of classroom computers, and that in 2020 they will make up 56 per
cent.
The report, Out -
of - field teaching in Australian
secondary schools, also paints a worrying picture in relation to early career
classroom practitioners — 37 per
cent of Year 7 - 10 teachers with one - to - two years» experience in the profession are teaching outside their specialisation, compared to 25 per
cent who've been in the job for more than five years.
It also found that on average, primary
school pupils spend 53.7 per
cent of their time engaging with ICT in the
classroom, as do 55.5 per
cent of secondary school pupils.
Our most recent tablets and connectivity in
schools (June 2015) research
of 632
schools (335 primary and 297
secondary) suggests many have done just this, with 71 per
cent of primary and 76 per
cent of secondary schools making use
of tablets in the
classroom.
Despite approximately 75 per
cent of teachers and the majority
of children using social media to communicate, 88 per
cent of primary
schools and 79 per
cent of secondary schools confirmed that they made no use
of the tool in the
classroom.