The graph presents U.S. teachers' own assessment of their digital technologies knowledge as compared to the knowledge of their students in the United States as of April 2012. During a survey, 18 percent of responding teachers stated they usually knew more than their students.
Do you or your students know more about using digital technologies?
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Overall, when it comes to knowing how to use digital technologies (such as the internet and e-mail, social media or social networking sites, tech devices such as tablet computers, smartphones or gaming systems, apps, etc.) which of the following statements best describes you?" The source does not provide information regarding the missing percentage points to 100 percent.
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Pew Research Center. (February 28, 2013). Do you or your students know more about using digital technologies? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273321/students-vs-teachers-knowledge-of-digital-technologies-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Do you or your students know more about using digital technologies?." Chart. February 28, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273321/students-vs-teachers-knowledge-of-digital-technologies-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Do you or your students know more about using digital technologies?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273321/students-vs-teachers-knowledge-of-digital-technologies-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Do You or Your Students Know More about Using Digital Technologies?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273321/students-vs-teachers-knowledge-of-digital-technologies-in-the-us/
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