IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/idb/ovewps/0711.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

The Relation of the Availability and Use of Computers with Students’ and Teachers’ Performance in Secondary Schools in Barbados

Author

Listed:
  • J. Enrique Hinostroza

    (Institute of ICT in Education, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile)

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an analysis of the correlations between the introduction and use of computers in Barbados’ secondary schools, and related outcomes considering students’ tests scores, their interest in acquiring information and communication technology (ICT)-related skills over time, their exposure to ICT, and teachers’ instructional practices. The results first show that students’ confidence in their ability to use computers for basic productivity tasks correlates with improved test scores; however, this finding cannot be directly linked to ICT access or use at the school level. Second, they confirm that ICT access in schools and homes increases the frequency of students’ use of computers, but does not necessarily improve their ability to use ICT tools. Third, the data reveals that teachers’ belief in the usefulness of technology and their level of confidence using computers are key factors which contribute to the integration of ICT in instructional practice. This outcome contributes to the literature by providing additional support for the incorporation of ICT teacher training in education policies. Further, it provides evidentiary proof that such training should address not only ICT mastery, but also teachers’ readiness for the pedagogical integration of technology.

Suggested Citation

  • J. Enrique Hinostroza, 2011. "The Relation of the Availability and Use of Computers with Students’ and Teachers’ Performance in Secondary Schools in Barbados," OVE Working Papers 0711, Inter-American Development Bank, Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE).
  • Handle: RePEc:idb:ovewps:0711
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://idbdocs.iadb.org/WSDocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=36654819
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Evaluation; Education; ICT;
    All these keywords.

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:idb:ovewps:0711. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Felipe Herrera Library (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/iadbbus.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.