Background
Information
1. Your school is:
Elementary
Middle
High
Other
2. Your school is also:
Public
Private
Other
3. Specifically, you teach:
Art
Computers
Other
4. Number of years you have been
teaching?
5. What is your gender?
Male
Female
6. How old are you?
19-29
30-39
40-49
50+
7. What is your highest level of
education?
Bachelor's
degree
Master's
degree
Doctorate
Other
Computer Information
8. Do you use computers in your art curriculum?
Yes
No (skip
to question 18)
9. What type of computer(s) do
you have in your classroom?
Macintosh
PC/IBM
Other
10. What type of computer do you
prefer?
Macintosh
IBM/PC
Other
No
preference
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11. With
regard to the computers you are using, where are they located?
In my
classroom
In a
neighboring classroom
In a
computer lab
Other
12. How many computers do you
have available for your students to use (inside or outside
classroom):
Quantity
13. Are the computers connected
to the Internet?
Yes
No
14. How old are the computers in
your classroom?
New,
first year of use
Used, 1-3
years old
Old, more
than 3 years old
Don't
know
Funding Information
15. Where did/does the funding come from for the computers your
class uses?
Grant
School
Budget
Other
Don't
know
16. Where did/does the funding
come from for the software?
Grant
School
Budget
Other
Don't
know
17. Is there staff on-hand to
manage/fix computers?
Yes
No
Don't
know
Technical Ability
18. Are you comfortable using computers and the software to
teach computer graphics?
Yes
No
If no, would you
be interested
in receiving
training?
Yes
Yes,
but only if the
school paid for it.
No
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19. How
would you classify your general computer knowledge?
Below
average
Average
Above
average
No
knowledge
20. How would you classify your computer
graphics knowledge?
Below
average
Average
Above
average
No
knowledge
21. Where did you receive your
computer and graphics training?
College/Tech
School
Self
Taught
Currently
in training
22. Where do you get most of your
computer-related information/training?
Magazines
Books
Internet
Training
Self-taught/trial
& error
Friend/spouse
Co-worker
If co-worker, are they
the
computer resource
person?
Yes
No
Other
23. Does your school offer
professional development sessions?
No
Yes
If yes, have you
attended?
Yes,
it was helpful
Yes,
but it wasn't helpful
No
Do you plan to attend
(or
again?)
Yes
No
24. Do you own a computer at
home?
Yes
(MAC)
Yes
(IBM/PC)
Yes
(don't know the type)
No
You use your home computer
mostly for:
Personal
School
related
About
equal personal
and school
Other
When using the Internet,
you
use it mostly for:
Personal
School
related
About
equal personal
and school
Other
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25. Do
you use computers:
Formally,
in art lessons
Informally
(the kids use them
when they like.)
They are
there, but we don't
really use them (skip to
#29)
26. What are the primary uses for
the computers with regard to art:
(check all that apply)
Research
Computer
Graphics
Scanning
Activity-based
Software
Other
Other
Other
Other
27. What type of programs are
your students using in class?
Photo
Editing
Adobe
Corel
Macromedia
Other
Vector
Graphics
Adobe
Corel
Macromedia
Other
Desktop
Publishing
Adobe
Microsoft
Quark
Other
Specialized
Learning
28. How often are your students
using the computers (as related to a lesson or project?)
1-3
days a month
1-2
days a week
3+
days a week
Only a
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29. Are
you required (by the school, set curriculum, or other) to
include computers into your art curriculum?
Yes
Yes,
but I don't
No
No,
but I do
30. Do you feel comfortable (in
your ability) to teach a lesson using the computers?
Yes
No
Don't
use them in lessons
31. Do you feel that computers
are an important part of an art education?
Yes
Yes,
but only somewhat
No
Other
32. Do you feel that computers
are an important part of a general education?
Yes
Yes,
but only somewhat
No
Other
33. Do you use a computer to aid
in teaching? (i.e. PowerPoint presentations, digital slides,
etc.)
Yes,
often
Yes,
sometimes
Yes,
rarely
No
34. Do you think including
computers in the classroom has improved teaching in general?
Yes
No
Not
able to determine
35. Do you think including
computers in the classroom has improved your own class?
Yes
No
Not
able to determine
36. What, if any, is the biggest
problem you have with using computers in the classroom?
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37. What,
if any, is the biggest benefit you have found in integrating
computers into education?
38. Are your students
technologically savvy to utilize the computers for art
education?
Yes
(most of them)
Yes
(some of them)
No
39. I may need additional
information, may I contact you directly?
No
Yes,
here is my contact information:
Call
me
E-Mail
Other
40. Please feel free to make any
comments, provide notes referencing questions in the survey, or
information that you feel is pertinent to my research.
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