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RESEARCH
MOST POPULAR TECHNOLOGY USED BY STUDENTS
Laptops
57%
Mobile phones
33%
Tablets
6%
Chromebooks
1%
Other
3%
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS BELIEVED TO HAVE INTERNET ACCESS AT HOME
1%–25% of students 26%–50% of students 51%–75% of students 76%–99% of students 100% of students
I don’t have even the vaguest idea.
INSTITUTION PROVIDES INTERNET ACCESS AT HOME FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED
Yes 6% No
94%
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percent said the same. While internet access is presumably needed for most coursework, just 6 percent of institutions provide connectivity at home for students in need.
DO YOU ALLOW STUDENTS TO USE MOBILE PHONES IN YOUR CLASSROOM?
22%
21%
Yes No Yes, with limitations
57%
Nearly all faculty (95 percent) reported that they assign homework that requires technology use, but just 24 percent said their students are required to use a subscription/fee-based digital system for completing or turning in homework (such as Aplia or WileyPLUS).
Technology in the Classroom
When we asked faculty what computing devices were most valuable for teaching and learning, laptops came out on top, considered “essential” by 54 percent of respondents (up from 49 percent in 2016). Workstations (defined as higher-
end computers with faster processors, more RAM, more storage and dedicated graphics cards) came in second, followed by all-in-one computers, traditional desktops and detachable tablets. (The lineup was similar last year.)
The gadgets deemed least worthy: smart watches.
Just 9 percent of faculty said the wrist-worn devices are “valuable” for teaching and learning (an increase from 5 percent in 2016), and no one considered them “essential.”
This year’s survey revealed an upward shift in classroom technology use. Forty-three percent of respondents said they spend 76 percent or more of their instructional time using technology — quite a jump up from the 20 percent who said
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12%
43%
19%
23%