A proper policy in the permanent teacher’s training: Key impulse of the ICT Centre in Andalusia (Spain)

Questionnaire for teaching staff
Free software implementation in Andalusian ICT centres
Analysis of teaching and learning processes impact
Ministry of Education and Science – (Plan Nacional I+D 2004/2007) – Proyecto I+D SEC2004-01421
GRUPO ÁGORA - UNIVERSIDAD DE HUELVA

Dear teacher,

The main aim of this investigation is to get to know the impact of using free software in learning and teaching processes in Andalusian ICT centres. Your centre has been chosen for being a pioneer using ICT in Andalusia.

We need to count on your support so that this project's results are useful and so that we can share them with you afterwards. For this reason we would earnestly appreciate you answering the following questionnaire truthfully. We obviously guarantee anonymity in your answers and thank you in advance for your collaboration in this project.

Centre
City

1. TEACHING STAFF DETAILS

1.1Stage which you teach:

□	Second stage of Primary Education
□	Third stage of Primary Education
□	First stage of Secondary Education
□	Second stage of Secondary Education
□	College
□	Vocational courses
□	Others

1.3. . Administrative situation :

□	Acting teacher
□	Civil servant

1.4. Teaching experience (years):

1.5 Age (years):

1.2. Subjects you teach more hours(say which ones)):

1.6. Years working in this centre:

1.7. Gender:

□	Male
□	Female

1.8. Have you got a computer at home?

□	Yes
□	No

1.9. Have you got Internet access at home?:

□	Yes
□	No

2. ICT RESOURCES AT THE CENTRE:

2.1. . What is your level of satisfaction Please mark with a cross (0 lowest level of satisfaction and 5 the highest):

		Level of satisfaction
Network	Speed	0	1	2	3	4	5
	Stability	0	1	2	3	4	5
	Security	0	1	2	3	4	5
IT equipment	Tower (CPU)	0	1	2	3	4	5
	Laptops	0	1	2	3	4	5
	Monitors	0	1	2	3	4	5
	Printers	0	1	2	3	4	5
	DVD drives	0	1	2	3	4	5
	Centre Server	0	1	2	3	4	5
	Junta Server	0	1	2	3	4	5

3. . DIDACTIC USE OF ICT

3.1. Do you use ICT regularly in you classes?

□	Yes
□	No

If you answered "no" g to section 6.

3.2. What has you personal progress using TISs in class been?:

	2000	2002	2003	2004	2005
Never	□	□	□	□	□
Occasionally	□	□	□	□	□
At least once a month	□	□	□	□	□
At least once a week	□	□	□	□	□
Daily	□	□	□	□	□

3.3. What school year and subjects do you use the IT resources in at present? (State all the school years and subjects you teach and their use and frequency):

School year	Subjects	I don't use it	Daily	Al least once a week	At least once a month	Occasionally	Never
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3.4 Asses the organizational change that computers have made in your Centre:.

In the classroom	It has improved	It has worsened	Indifferent
Communication among the students	□	□	□
Teacher – student communication	□	□	□
Group dynamics	□	□	□
Atmosphere in the classroom	□	□	□
Students participation	□	□	□
Individual work	□	□	□
Other learning activities (specify)	□	□	□
In the centre	It has improved	It has worsened	Indifferent
Communication among teachers	□	□	□
Communication with parents	□	□	□
Communication with the management team	□	□	□
Staff participation	□	□	□
Collaboration among staff	□	□	□
Collaborating duties with parents	□	□	□
Others (specify)

3.5. Put in order the reasons why you use ICT (1 the most important and 5 the least important)

□	Practise skills
□	Learning reinforcement
□	Work in co-operation with other centres
□	Search for information
□	Others (specify)

3.6. Has the incorporation of ICT resources in your classroom generated a change in the methodology you use?

□	Yes, always.
□	Yes, depending on the subject
□	Sometimes.
□	No

3.7. If you answered "yes" to question 3.6., say how your methodology has changed:

3.8. Mark the frequency with which you use each of these applications:

	Level of use
Webquest y Treasure Hunt	0	1	2	3	4	5
Web-blog	0	1	2	3	4	5
Presentations	0	1	2	3	4	5
Tutorials	0	1	2	3	4	5
Image creation programme	0	1	2	3	4	5
Educational games	0	1	2	3	4	5
Practice	0	1	2	3	4	5
Simulation	0	1	2	3	4	5
Cooperative learning projects	0	1	2	3	4	5
Other appliactions:	0	1	2	3	4	5

Please, mark with a cross (0 is the lowest level of use and 5 the highest)

4. USE OF THE EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM

4.1. What educational platforms do you use in your centre?

E-ducativa	Moodle	Interact	Pasen	Séneca	Others

4.2. Which ones do you use and what is your level of satisfaction regarding these platforms?

	Not used	Used
	Not used	Level of satisfaction
E-ducativa	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Moodle	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Interact	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Pasen	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Séneca	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Other portals (please specify):	□	0	1	2	3	4	5

Please mark with a cross (0 is the lowest mark and 5 the highest)

4.3. Do you upload materials to the platform?:

□	Yes
□	No

4.4. Give a mark to the platform you use more often. Please mark with a cross (0 is the lowest mark and 5 the highest)

	Not used	Used
	Not used	Level of satisfaction
Browsing	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Easy to use	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Visually attractive	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Materials organisation	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Communication with students	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Cooperative work tools	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Tools for communications between students	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Tools for the students to organise their work	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Types of materials on the platform	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Others (please specify)

5. Free Software educational applications

5.1. Mark your satisfaction regarding the following tools:

	Not used	Used
	Not used	Level of satisfaction
Hotpotatoes	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Clic	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Openoffice	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Composer	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
GIMP or image editor	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Impres	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Mozilla	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Evolution	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
E-ducativa	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Moodle	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Interact	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Pasen	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Séneca	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Andared	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Others (please specify):

Please mark with a cross (0 is the lowest level and 5 the highest)

5.2. What is your level of satisfaction with the following applications?

	Not used	Used
	Not used	Level of satisfaction
Practice	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Presentations	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Educational games	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Educational platforms	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Webquest	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Treasure hunt	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Browsers	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Tutorials	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Simulation	□	0	1	2	3	4	5
Others (please specify):

Please mark with a cross (0 is the lowest level and 5 the highest)

5.3. ¿Do you develop or design any free software?

	Yes	No
Develop	□	□
Design	□	□

5.4. If so, what kind of free software do you develop or design?

	Develop	Design
Practice (Clic, Hotpotatoes)	□	□
Presentations	□	□
Tutorials	□	□
Educational games	□	□
Webquest	□	□
Treasure hunt	□	□
Educational platforms	□	□
Webpages	□	□
Other applications (please specify):

6. TEACHER TRAINING FOR THE USE OF ICT

6.1. After the approval of the ICT Project in your centre, have you participated in organised training activities?

□	Yes
□	No

6.2. How much do you know about and how important are the following didactic applications for you?

	Knowledge						Importance
Information/data search on the web	0	1	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	3	4	5
Webquest	0	1	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	3	4	5
Treasure Hunt	0	1	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	3	4	5
Co-operative learning environments	0	1	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	3	4	5
Practice programmes	0	1	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	3	4	5
Evaluation pages	0	1	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	3	4	5
Tutorials	0	1	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	3	4	5
Digital video and diaporams	0	1	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	3	4	5
Multimedia presentations	0	1	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	3	4	5
Use of training platforms	0	1	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	3	4	5
Other didactic applications (please specify):

Please mark with a cross (0 is the lowest level and 5 the highest)

6.3. How much do you know about each of these tools? Please mark with a cross (0 the lowest level and 5 the highest):

	Knowledge
Hotpotatoes	0	1	2	3	4	5
Clic	0	1	2	3	4	5
Openoffice	0	1	2	3	4	5
GIMP or image editor	0	1	2	3	4	5
Composer	0	1	2	3	4	5
Impres	0	1	2	3	4	5
Mozilla	0	1	2	3	4	5
Evolution	0	1	2	3	4	5
E-ducativa	0	1	2	3	4	5
Moodle	0	1	2	3	4	5
Interact	0	1	2	3	4	5
Pasen	0	1	2	3	4	5
Séneca	0	1	2	3	4	5
Andared	0	1	2	3	4	5
Others (please specify)

6.4. How has the didactic use of ICT changed? Mark with a cross the activities that were carried out each year:

	2000	2002	2003	2004	2005
No training	□	□	□	□	□
CEP courses	□	□	□	□	□
Blended course	□	□	□	□	□
Online course	□	□	□	□	□
External course	□	□	□	□	□
Self-teaching	□	□	□	□	□
Innovation projects	□	□	□	□	□
Training in centres	□	□	□	□	□
Others (please specify)

6.5. What is your level of satisfaction with the training in the didactic use of ICT you have received? (Please mark with a cross: 0 is the lowest level and 5 the highest):

	Satisfaction
Through CEP	0	1	2	3	4	5
External courses	0	1	2	3	4	5
Blended course	0	1	2	3	4	5
Online courses	0	1	2	3	4	5
Self-teaching	0	1	2	3	4	5
Teaching innovation projects	0	1	2	3	4	5
Training in centres	0	1	2	3	4	5
Others (please specify)

6.6. The training you have received about the use of ICT was based on(choose the three most significant ones):

□	Theoretical and practical sessions with good professionals
□	Good materials, well-illustrated and clear
□	Acquiring knowledge and abilities to make the most of the ICT
□	Theoretical mastering of author tools.
□	Assimilation of suitable models of use.
□	Simulations of the different models of use and materials
□	Finding a model of use suitable for our programmes
□	Develop our own models of use with the help of tutors
□	In the debate and team work of our groups of teachers
□	Reflection about the direction of innovation with the use of ICT
□	Constant reflection about the effects of innovation
□	Innovation that involves all the education fields and staff
□	Others (please specify)

6.7. Mark the importance that the use of ICT in the centres has in an innovating process (Please mark with a cross: 1 is the lowest mark and 5 the highest)

	Importance
The staff	0	1	2	3	4	5
The administration	0	1	2	3	4	5
A group of teachers	0	1	2	3	4	5
The school council	0	1	2	3	4	5
Management team	0	1	2	3	4	5
Others (please specify):	0	1	2	3	4	5

6.8. Mark the three aspects that you consider most important in your training. (Underline them. Then in the left column mark 1 to 3 according to its importance):

□	Theoretical and practical sessions with good professionals
□	Good materials, well-illustrated and clear
□	Acquiring knowledge and abilities to make the most of the ICT
□	Theoretical mastering of author tools
□	Assimilation of suitable models of use.
□	Simulations of the different models of use and materials
□	Finding a model of use suitable for our programmes
□	Develop our own models of use with the help of tutors
□	In the debate and team work of our groups of teachers
□	Reflection about the direction of innovation with the use of ICT
□	Constant reflection about the effects of innovation
□	Innovation that involves all the education fields and staff
□	Others (please specify)

7. Students' Abilities

7.1 Mark the abilities you think your students should acquire through ICT as a learning method (Please mark with a cross: 1 the lowest mark and 5 the highest)

	Mark

Know how to download software	1	2	3	4	5	6
Know the hardware, software and file formats	1	2	3	4	5	6
Know reliable information sources	1	2	3	4	5	6
Find information on the Internet (knowledge of search engines)	1	2	3	4	5	6
Digital organisation of information	1	2	3	4	5	6
File and information exchange	1	2	3	4	5	6
Team work through the Internet	1	2	3	4	5	6
Use of forums and chats	1	2	3	4	5	6
Knowledge of educational platforms	1	2	3	4	5	6
Information analysis and synthesis	1	2	3	4	5	6
Information spreading (website design)	1	2	3	4	5	6
Knowing how to surf the Internet and use the software	1	2	3	4	5	6
Generate ideas	1	2	3	4	5	6
Other (please specify):	1	2	3	4	5	6

8. Attitude towards the use of ICT IN TEACHING

8.1 To conclude, here are 30 statements. We would like you to mark them carefully (Please mark with a cross: 1 is the lowest mark and 5 the highest)

	Mark
The access to ICT is a person's right	1	2	3	4	5	6
The use of ICT can bring us closer to knowing other cultures	1	2	3	4	5	6
Equality in the access to ICT can reduce socio-cultural differences	1	2	3	4	5	6
When they are used correctly, ICT can help us change humanity	1	2	3	4	5	6
They allow me to be connected with other people from other educational centres	1	2	3	4	5	6
I use them when I see that my colleagues use them and get involved	1	2	3	4	5	6
ICT make students communicate less	1	2	3	4	5	6
ICT do not live up to our expectations	1	2	3	4	5	6
They make class routine more stressful	1	2	3	4	5	6
They make it difficult to separate free time from working time	1	2	3	4	5	6
The Internet is a dangerous resource to be used by children	1	2	3	4	5	6
I do not use them and do not believe I will end up using them either	1	2	3	4	5	6
We can make ICT evolve at the service of values such as solidarity	1	2	3	4	5	6
I would use them if we previously thought about the moral sense we want to give their use	1	2	3	4	5	6
I always use them if we periodically evaluate their results	1	2	3	4	5	6
I always use them if we have a reasonable educational project in which we can integrate them	1	2	3	4	5	6
I use them if the school council gets involved in this decision	1	2	3	4	5	6
Before using ICT I prefer studying where this decision can lead us to	1	2	3	4	5	6
Using technological progress is good for education	1	2	3	4	5	6
I am one of the first people to use ICT in my classes	1	2	3	4	5	6
ICT make learning easier	1	2	3	4	5	6
The Junta de Andalusia should introduce ICT in every educational centre	1	2	3	4	5	6
Knowing ICT is essential in today's education	1	2	3	4	5	6
ICT are important to socialise	1	2	3	4	5	6
Using ICT in teaching makes active learning easier	1	2	3	4	5	6
With ICT we can learn through investigation and collaboration	1	2	3	4	5	6
With their use it is possible to create new innovating learning models	1	2	3	4	5	6
I would use them if I was taught how to do it	1	2	3	4	5	6
They allow me to learn from any place at any time	1	2	3	4	5	6
It is a fantastic excuse to professionally retrain	1	2	3	4	5	6

9. Global mark

9.1 Mark from 1 to 10 your technical training in ICT

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9.2 Mark from 1 to 10 your didactic training

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9.3 Mark from 1 to 10 your centre colleagues' technical training in ICT

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9.4 Mark from 1 to 10 your centre colleagues' didactic training

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Thank you very much for your collaboration