Australian Bureau of Statistics 1301.0 - Real time - computers,
change and schooling, 2000 Previous ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM
(CANBERRA TIME) 25/01/2000 |Page tools: Print Page RSS Search
this Product| REAL TIME: COMPUTERS, CHANGE AND SCHOOLING Some
50% or more of students have 11 of the 13 advanced skills (graph
S10.2). These were defined as the ability to play computer
games, draw using the mouse, use computers for creative writing,
use spreadsheets or databases, use the World Wide Web, search
the Web using keywords, create music or sound using a computer,
send an email message, copy games from a CD-ROM or the Web,
create a program, use virus detection software, create a
multimedia presentation, and make a Web site or home page. Some
65% of students reported that they knew how to use the Web.
Again, students reported that they tend to acquire these
advanced skills at home rather than at school. While the basic
IT skills of students and their teachers are broadly equivalent,
students are far ahead in advanc