Measuring the impact of technology donations

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The use of ICTs in the completion of homework and assignments has become intrinsic to the approach to learning pursued by many schools in the wake of the

pandemic 1. This has created a burden on students who struggle with consistent access to ICTs, as it can potentially impact their educational outcomes, engagement in

classwork and digital ability when compared against their peers.

DIGITAL LITERACY ACROSS RESPONDENTS

Student self-assessment of confidence level on a 1 to 5 scale

IMPACT OF LIMITED COMPUTER ACCESS ON CLASSWORK

% of students who have trouble finishing class work and assignments

Across all 6 schools, 84% of surveyed students indicated that a lack of adequate

access to a computer meant that they either frequently, often or occasionally had

trouble finishing class work and assignments.

Limited access impacted the sample of students beyond their required homework and

assignments, with 85% of surveyed students indicating they either frequently, often or

occasionally had trouble finding information they would like to learn about due to lack

of access.

At the conclusion of the survey students were invited to self-rank their confidence in their

digital ability on a scale from 1 to 5. 94% of students indicating they are confident

using a computer, with the average of all responses at 4.4.

While students have self-ranked themselves as highly competent, research suggests that

Australian secondary students have limited knowledge about how to troubleshoot issues

or maintain the functionality of computers. This is supported by the National Assessment

of Information and Communication Skills (NAP-ICT) finding that only 50% of Year 6 and

Year 10 students achieved a proficient standard in ICT in 2017 2.

1.

Gonski Institute for Education UNSW, 2021, Growing Up Digital Australia: Phase 2 technical report, Growing Up Digital (unsw.edu.au)

2.

National Assessment Program, 2017, NAP Samples Assessment in ICT Literacy, https://www.nap.edu.au/results-and-reports/national-reports

St Johns Park

High School

Swan View

Senior High

School

79%

VIC University

Secondary

School

Wirreanda

Secondary

School

Woodridge

State High

School

Loganlea State

High School

88%

95%

65%

100%

86%

4.6

4.1

4.0

4.6

3.7

5.0

St Johns Park

High School

Swan View

Senior High

School

Loganlea State

High School

Woodridge

State High

School

Wirreanda

Secondary

School

Vic University

Secondary

School

Legend

Survey 1 Data

Students indicated that restricted access has affected their ability to complete

school work, however, this did not affect their confidence in using computers

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