[NLA] 2002 Student Survey Statistics

[David J. Rosen]

NLA Colleagues,

I went to the Website which has the the results of the student survey 
that Harry Seda did.  I found the findings quite interesting.  The focus 
of the survey is student use of technology, but Harry also asks 
questions about student leadership, work, and public assistance. The 
survey found that most students are interested in using computers, and 
many are interested in using the Internet.  For those who believe the 
digital divide has been bridged, however, here is chilling evidence that 
many adult literacy students want to get there, but access to the 
technology is a hope, not yet a reality.

Consider these findings:

	N = 285 students (from 35 programs in 15 states)

• 69.5% of respondents said they would like to learn to use a computer

• 94.1% said they do not have access to a computer at their program

• 92.6% said they do not have access to a computer at home; 86.3% of
    these said they would like to learn to use a computer anyway

• There were several questions about using computers to make reading and
   writing easier (voice recognition, easy typing, help with correcting
   spelling and grammar) which a majority of those who responded said
   they were interested in.

Thanks, Harry.  I hope your findings get serious consideration from 
education decision makers at all levels: national, state, local, and 
program.

David J. Rosen
DJRosen at theworld.com



Harry I. Seda wrote:
 > Hi everyone:
 >
 > I want to take the opportunity to thank you all for your support on the
 > student survey that was a yearlong survey.
 >
 > About two years ago a bunch of students at national conferences
 > discussed these issues in the survey. We brainstormed ideas to find the
 > most important tools that students would need.  Out of that discussion
 > came the student survey that started in 2002.  Our idea was to discover
 > what interested the students in learning. We gathered all the
 > information so we could recommend the tools that would be most helpful
 > to students in their lives, so that they could be more community-minded
 > citizens.
 >
 > Our survey reflects the diversity of students nationwide and the needs
 > of programs to have proper funding allocations to give students the
 > proper tools to encourage and build their self-esteem in reading and
 > writing.  We are hoping that policy-makers will see what a handful of
 > students (285) did on their own so that programs would know their needs
 > and their points of view.
 >
 > The survey showed that 115 students out of 285 students had e-mail
 > addresses.
 > There were many other findings posted on a graph with all the questions
 > (posted by students for students) and percentages. You can find the
 > graph here (top right corner) 2002 Survey Statistics at:
 > http://harry_i_seda_lva.tripod.com/studentsurvey/
 >
 > If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at:
 > u1025668 at warwick.net
 >
 >
 > Sincerely yours,
 >
 > --
 >
 >  Harry I. Seda
 > u1025668 at warwick.net <mailto:u1025668 at warwick.net>
 >
 >   To All My Friends and Family, Please Send An E-Mail
 >    First If My Telephone Line Is Busy! Thanks
 >
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 >
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