Enhancing State Assessments Technology Survey
Your User Identification Number ______________
Your Name: __________________________________________________________
Please answer each of the questions below. For each question use a pen or
pencil to “bubble in” the box for the response that is most correct. Thank You!
1. Are you a boy or a girl?
Boy
Girl
2. Which best describes you? Please mark as many as apply.
African American or Black
Asian or Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
Native American
White
Other
3. What language other than English do you speak at home? ____________________
4. About how many books of your own do you have at home, not counting your school
books or comic books?
5 or fewer
6-25
26-50
51-100
More than 100
5. Do you have an IEP?
Yes
No
Do not know
6. How many computers are there in your classroom?
0
1
2
3-4
5-8
9 or more
7. How often do you use a computer in school to:
Never
About
Once a
Month
About
once a
week
A couple of
times a
week
Every Day
8. How often do you use a computer in school for each subject?
Never
About
About
Once a
once a
Month
week
Reading/Language Arts
A couple of
times a
week
Every Day
A couple of
times a
week
Every Day
email someone
write first drafts
edit papers using a computer
find information on the Internet
create a Hyperstudio or PowerPoint
presentation
play games
solve problems
Social Studies
Math
Science
9. How often do you use a computer outside of school to:
Never
About
Once a
Month
play games
chat/instant message
Email
search the Internet for school
search the Internet for fun
mp3/music
write papers for school
create/edit digital photos or movies
About
once a
week
10. How do you usually learn how to do new things with computers?
I teach myself
I learn from friends or classmates
I learn from my teacher
I learn from someone in my family
11. Which of these statements best describes your personal use of computers?
I never use a computer.
When I use a computer, I am usually afraid it won’t work properly or that I might
break it.
I use a computer on my own, but sometimes I have difficulty figuring out how to
complete an unfamiliar task.
I use a computer with confidence and can figure out how to do just about anything
I need to do.
12. On a typical day, how many hours do you spend on the computer?
Outside of School
At School
None
15 minutes or less
15-60 minutes
An hour or two
Over two hours
13. How many computers, if any, do you have at home?
0
1
2
3 or more
If you do not have a computer in your home, please skip to the next page.
14. How long have you had a computer at home?
Less than one year
A year or two
Three or four years
As long as I can remember
15. Do you have an Internet connection at home?
Yes
No
I do not know
If you took the test on a computer, please answer the following questions.
14. Overall, was taking the test on a computer easier or more difficult than taking tests
with paper and pencil? Why?
15. Describe any problems you had when taking the test on the computer?
16. When reading the passages, did you underline or highlight any text? Why or why
not?
17. When taking the test, did you mark any questions that you were unsure about and
wanted to work on later? Why or why not?
18. If given the choice, how would you prefer to take tests like this one?
On computers
With paper and pencil
Thank you for completing our survey!