According to a 2019 survey, 90 percent of teachers at K-12 public schools in the United States believe digital learning tools are effective for doing research or searching for information. These tools were believed to be less effective for more social tasks though, with only 60 percent of respondents believing they encourage communication and collaboration between students with special needs and their peers.
Effectiveness of digital learning tools according to teachers at K-12 public schools in the United States in 2019, by activity
teachers, principals, district administrators, and students at K-12 public schools
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Total survey respondents: 3,210 teachers, 1,163 principals, 1,219 district administrators and 2,696 students. Only students in grades 3-12 were surveyed.
The survey uses a broad definition of digital learning tools, including websites, apps, online tutorials, online games and videos or programs used to teach and support student learning and schoolwork.
Original question:"Please think about the digital learning tools you use most often in {in [SUBJECT]/at your school/in your school district}. Teachers: If you teach more than one class for [SUBJECT], think about the class that you use digital learning tools in the most. On a five-point scale, where 5 means extremely effective and 1 means not at all effective, please rate how effective you think digital learning tools are for the following student learning activities. (% Extremely Effective + % Effective)"
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NewSchools Venture Fund. (September 12, 2019). Effectiveness of digital learning tools according to teachers at K-12 public schools in the United States in 2019, by activity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076805/effectiveness-digital-learning-tools-us-k-12-public-schools-activity/
NewSchools Venture Fund. "Effectiveness of digital learning tools according to teachers at K-12 public schools in the United States in 2019, by activity." Chart. September 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076805/effectiveness-digital-learning-tools-us-k-12-public-schools-activity/
NewSchools Venture Fund. (2019). Effectiveness of digital learning tools according to teachers at K-12 public schools in the United States in 2019, by activity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076805/effectiveness-digital-learning-tools-us-k-12-public-schools-activity/
NewSchools Venture Fund. "Effectiveness of Digital Learning Tools According to Teachers at K-12 Public Schools in The United States in 2019, by Activity." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076805/effectiveness-digital-learning-tools-us-k-12-public-schools-activity/
NewSchools Venture Fund, Effectiveness of digital learning tools according to teachers at K-12 public schools in the United States in 2019, by activity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076805/effectiveness-digital-learning-tools-us-k-12-public-schools-activity/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Effectiveness of digital learning tools according to teachers at K-12 public schools in the United States in 2019, by activity [Graph], NewSchools Venture Fund, September 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1076805/effectiveness-digital-learning-tools-us-k-12-public-schools-activity/
