Student access to software resources
The findings from the 2013 International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS)
offer interesting insights. The percentages of Grade 8 (or equivalent) students at schools with access to software resources that can be used for teaching and learning are shown below.
92%
Tutorial software
88%
95% 76%
Digital learning games
99% 80%
Multimedia production
tools
85% 54%
Data-logging and monitoring
tools 85% 41%
Simulations and modeling
software 98% 91%
Communication software
99% 87%
Graphing or drawing software
LEGEND
AUSTRALIA ICILS 2013 AVERAGE
Fraillon, J., Ainley, J., Schulz, W., Friedman, T., & Gebhardt, E. (2014). Preparing for Life in a Digital Age: the IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study International Report. Accessed at http://research.acer.edu.au/ict_literacy/8