What is Four in Balance? - PDST
What is Four in Balance? - PDST
What is Four in Balance? - PDST
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The number of lesson hours <strong>in</strong> which computers are used differs fromone sector to the next (Figure 3.4). Computers are used most <strong>in</strong> vocationaleducation and tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g (10 hours per week), not merely as a pedagogicaltool but also to help pupils prepare for their careers. For example, pupils<strong>in</strong> secretarial school learn to use word process<strong>in</strong>g programs, and pupilstra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g to be assembly technicians <strong>in</strong> the metalwork<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry learn touse a computer-controlled lathe. Observations of 400 lessons <strong>in</strong> vocationaleducation and tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g reveal that 40% of the hours devoted to ICT focuson computer applications used <strong>in</strong> the occupations for which the pupils arebe<strong>in</strong>g tra<strong>in</strong>ed (Plant<strong>in</strong>ga, 2011).Secondary school teachers make the least use of computers, relativelyspeak<strong>in</strong>g (6 hours a week). Primary school teachers use computers for anaverage of 8 hours a week <strong>in</strong> their lessons. As mentioned above, teachers<strong>in</strong> all three sectors expect that they will make much more use of ICT <strong>in</strong> theyears ahead.Teachers’ current and future computer use, <strong>in</strong> hoursNumber of hours per weekNowIn three years’ time14121086812691013420PRIMSECFigure 3.4: Average number of hours a week that teachers use computers <strong>in</strong> their lessons,and forecast for the near future (TNS NIPO, 2010)VET36