A survey was conducted among teachers at elementary and lower secondary schools in Tarnowskie Góry county, Poland about their use of information technology (IT). The survey included questions about access to IT classrooms, programs and applications used for lesson preparation and during lessons, frequency of IT use, purposes for using IT with students, sources for learning IT skills, and which programs teachers and students found most interesting.

1. A suvey about the use of IT
among teachers
Conducted at elementary and lower-
secondary schools in Tarnowskie Góry county

2. 1. Are you freely allow ed tom kae use of the IT classroom ?
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22
20
15
A) Yes
B) No
C) Sometimes
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6
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3. 2. Which program s or applications do you use for preparing your lessons?
25
20
G) Winamp
F) Hot Potatoes
15
E) Movie Maker
24 D) Window s Media Player
22 C) MS Pow er Point
10
B) MS Excel
A) MS Word
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6 6
4 4
2
0

4. 3. Which program s or applications do you use during the lesson?
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25
20
B) None
15 A) The same as in the question above
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10
5
2
0

5. 4. How often do you use these program s?
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18
16
14
D) Rarely
12
C) Once a month
20
10 B) Tw ice a w eek
A) Once a w eek
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6
4
6
4
2
2
0

6. 5. What do you use IT for w ith students?
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12
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10
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A) Consolidate students' know ledge B) To increase students participation and motivation
C) To present the material D) To evaluate students' know ledge
E) To w ork w ith talented students F) To w ork w ith w eaker students

7. 6. What do you use the internet for in your profession?
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25
D) Other
20
C) To look for ideas in preparing a
lesson
15 B) To brow se and use specific
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information services
22
A) To search for interesting
10 information
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2
0

8. 7. Where did you learn to m ake use of IT?
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25
20
C) Postgraduate IT studies
B) Self-education
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26 A) IT course
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10
5
2
0

9. 8. Did the know ledge of the program s learnt during the project help you in your w ork?
30
25
20
B) No
A) Yes
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10
5
2
0

10. 9. Which of the learnt program s you use m ost frequently?
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14
12
E) Photo Story
10
D) Hot Potatoes
16 C) Movie Maker
8
B) MS Word
12 A) MS Pow er Point
6
8
4
4
2
2
0

11. 10. Which of the learnt program s did your students find m ost interesting?
10
9
8
7
E) Photo Story
6 D) MS Word
10 C) Movie Maker
5
B) Hot Potatoes
8
4 A) MS Pow er Point
6
3
2
3
1
1
0

12. 1. Are you freely allowed to make use of the IT classroom?
A) Yes B) No C) Sometimes
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12
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1. Are you freely allow ed tom kae use of the IT classroom ?
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0 25
22
20
15
A) Yes
B) No
C) Sometimes
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6
5
0
0

13. 2. Which program s or aplications do you use for pre paring your le ssons?
A) Microsoft Word
B) Microsof t Excel
C) Microsof t Pow erpoint
D) Window s Media Player
E) Winamp
F) Other- Corel Draw
G) None
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19
20
15
11
10 7
6
5 2
0
0
2. Which program s or applications do you us e for pr e paring your le s s ons ?
25
20
G) Winamp
F) Hot Potatoes
15
E) Movie Maker
24 D) Window s Media Player
22 C) MS Pow er Point
10
B) MS Excel
A) MS Word
5
6 6
4 4
2
0

14. 3. Which program s or aplications do you us e during the le s s on?
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25
20
A) The same as in the question above
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B) Other- Corel Draw
C) None
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5 2 2
0
3. Which program s or applications do you us e during the le s s on?
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25
20
B) None
15 A) The same as in the question above
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10
5
2
0

15. 4. How often do you use these program s?
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9
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A) Once a w eek
6 5 B) Tw ice a w eek
C) Once a month
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D) Rarely
4 E) Never
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2
1
4. How often do you use these program s?
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1
20
18
16
14
D) Rarely
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C) Once a month
20
10 B) Tw ice a w eek
A) Once a w eek
8
6
4
6
4
2
2
0

16. 8. What do you us e the internet for in your profe ssion?
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27
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25
A) To search f or interesting
20 inf ormation
20 B) To brow se and use specif ic
inf ormation services
C) To look f or ideas f or preparing a
15 lesson
D) Other
10 E) I do not use the internet in my
teaching prof ession
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0
6. What do you use the internet for in your profession?
30
25
D) Other
20
C) To look f or ideas in preparing a
lesson
15 B) To brow se and use specific
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inf ormation services
22
A) To search f or interesting
10 inf ormation
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2
0

17. 5. What do you us e IT for w ith s tude nts ?
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16
A) To consolidate students' know ledge
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B) To increase students' participation
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and motivation
10
C) To present the material
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7 D) To test students' know ledge
8
E) To w ork w ith talented students
6
4 F) To w ork w ith w eaker students
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0
1
5. What do you use IT for w ith students?
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16
14
12
10
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8
13
6
10
8
4
6
2
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A) Consolidate students' know ledge B) To increase students participation and motivation
C) To present the material D) To evaluate students' know ledge
E) To w ork w ith talented students F) To w ork w ith w eaker students

18. 9. Where did you learn to m ake use of IT?
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20
16 A) IT course
B) Self-education
15
12 C) Postgraduate IT studies
D) I am not able to make use of IT
A) & B)
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B) & C)
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2
0
7. Where did you learn to m ake use of IT?
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30
25
20
C) Postgraduate IT studies
B) Self-education
15
26 A) IT course
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10
5
2
0

19. 8. Did the know ledge of the program s learnt during the project help you in your w ork?
30
25
20
B) No
A) Yes
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10
5
2
0

20. 9. Which of the learnt program s you use m ost frequently?
16
14
12
E) Photo Story
10
D) Hot Potatoes
16 C) Movie Maker
8
B) MS Word
12 A) MS Pow er Point
6
8
4
4
2
2
0

21. 10. Which of the learnt program s did your students find m ost interesting?
10
9
8
7
E) Photo Story
6 D) MS Word
10 C) Movie Maker
5
B) Hot Potatoes
8
4 A) MS Pow er Point
6
3
2
3
1
1
0