GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE
E –Readiness Survey
(Data Collection Instrument)
A. School Basic Information
Name Of School: …………………………………………………………………………Selected
YES
NO
Location Of School: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Region: …………………………………………
Locality Type:
Urban
District: ………………………………………………….
Semi Urban
Student Population: (Boys) ……………….
Rural
(Girls) ………………… (Total) ……………………………..
Average Class Size ………………
.Percentage of students with Special Needs ………................
Residential status:
Boarding
Day
School Address: …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………
Email Address: ………………………..…….
Telephone Number: ………………...…….
Website Address: ….…..……………………………………
Name of Headmaster: …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Headmaster's Contact Number: ………………………………Email…………………………………………
Name of ICT Coordinator ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Email Address…………………………………………………………………. Cell Phone……………………..
B. Information On School Infrastructure And Computer Laboratory Facilities
No.. Of Computer Laboratories: ………………….. Total Capacity ………………………………………
Available Classrooms: ………………................. Total Seating Capacity: ………………………………
Type of furniture (Select all applicable)
Adequate and appropriate
Inadequate and but appropriate
Adequate Not appropriate
Inadequate Not appropriate
Type Of Electricity Supply (Select all applicable)
Solar
National Grid
Generator
No.ne
Room Temperature Regulation (Select all applicable)
Ceiling Fan
1
Air Condition
None
Floor Type
Cement
Terrazzo
Floor Tiles
Linoleum Carpet
Woolen Carpet
Other
How Secured is the Laboratory? ( ie. Window Bars, Lock, Alarm, Etc). Please Describe
Excellent (window and door bars, lock, alarm, security personnel)
Good (window and door bars, lock, security personnel
Average (window and door bars, lock)
Poor ( lock only or security personnel only or both)
Non existent
C. Stock Records Of ICT Equipment
Total No. of Computers In The School: …………………………………………………………………………
No.. Owned By The School: ……………………………………………………………………………………….
No.. Owned By Others E.G. Private Vendor: …….………Any agreement
YES
NO (request copy)
No. of Functioning Computers: ………….. No. Of Non-Functioning Computers: ……………………………
Type of computers (Speed) (Select all applicable)
Pentium I and below
Pentium II
Pentium III
Pentium IV and above
No. Of Computers For Exclusive Administration Use : ………………………………………………………..
No. Of Computers For Exclusive Teachers Use: ………………………………………………………………
No. Of Computers For Students Use: ………………………………………………………………………….
Total No. of Laptop computers……………………………………………………………………………………
Type (Speed) of computer) (Select all applicable)
Pentium I and below
Pentium II
Pentium III
Pentium IV and above
How Were Computers Acquired? (Select all applicable)
NGO
Private Vendor
School
Church
Philanthropists
PTA
Old Students
Other (specify): ………………………………………………………………………………..
Operating System (Select all applicable)
Linux (specify): ………………………………………………………………………………
Windows (specify):
95
98
ME
XP
Vista
Dual
Others (specify): ……………………………………………………………………………...
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Application Software
Office 97
Office 2000 And above
Open Office
Others (Specify): ……………………………………………………………………………..
How were the Operating System and Application Software Acquired?
Bought By School
Supplied By MOESS/GES
Donated
Don’t Know
Other (Specify): ……………………………………………………………………………..…
Are the software licensed?
YES
Don’t Know
NO
Other ICT Equipment Owned By The School. (Select all applicable)
Printers
Scanners,
Cameras
LCD Projector
Overhead projector
Photocopier
Other (Specify) ………………………………………………………………………………………
Based on your Experience, What is the Most Relevant Cause of ICT Equipment Breakdown
(Select all applicable)
Power Outage/surge
Virus
Stolen Parts
Lack Of Maintenance
Room Temperature
Software problem
Don’t Know
Dust
Rodents
Other (Specify): …………………………………………………………………………….….
D. Connectivity And Accessibility
Do You Have A Local Area Network (LAN)
YES
NO.
If Yes, What Type?
Wireless
Wired
Both
No. of Networked Computers (Local Area Network?): …………………………………………
No. of Computers Connected To The Internet: ………………………………………………….
Type Of Internet Connectivity
Dial-Up
Broad Band
V-Sat
GPRS
Other (Specify): …………………………………………………………………………………………
What is the Bandwidth size?: ………………………………………………………………….
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What Is Your Perception on the Resulting Speed Of Connection
Slow
Medium
Fast
What Is Your Perception On The Reliability Of Connection
Never Reliable
Rarely Reliable
Usually Reliable
Always Reliable
Sometimes Reliable
Name Of ISP: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Monthly Cost Of Bandwidth (In Cedis): ………………………………………………………………
Who Pays For Bandwidth?:
PTA
………………………………………………………………
District Assembly
MoESS/GES
Do you have any content filtering system in place
Company
YES
NGO
Free
NO
E. Information On Maintenance And Support
Is There A Maintenance Schedule For The Equipment?
YES
NO.
How Many Times A Year? (frequency) : ………………………………………………………………
How Is Maintenance Done?
Purchase Agreement
Trained Staff
Qualification…………………………………………………………………
-
Hired Technician
Personnel on Attachment
External Company
-
Location …………………………
None
What Tasks Does The Maintenance Include? (Check All That Applies)
Cleaning Outside Of Equipment
Cleaning Inside Of Equipment
Cleaning Hard Disks
Upgrading Of Operating System
Backup
Software Reinstallation
Virus Checking
Other
Do you have a Technology Plan?
YES
NO
Do you have an Acceptable Use Policy?
YES
NO
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District………………………..
Do you have budget for ICTs
YES
NO
What is the estimated annual revenue for ICT?..............................................................................
How do you fund for the budget? (Select all applicable)
PTA
Old Students
Religious Body
MoESS/GES
Special PTA contribution
NGO
Philanthropist
Other (Specify)
Do you have separate ICT account?
YES
NO
F. Information On ICT Usage
No. Of ICT Teachers In The School: ………………………………………………………………………..
No of Professional teachers ………………………………………………………………………………….
What ICTs Are Available For Teaching And Learning
Computers
Printers
Scanners
LCD Projector
Photocopier
Smartboard
Cell Phone
Radio
TV
Video Deck
Others
None
Staff Usage Of ICTs
Research
Professional Development
Communication
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Instructional Purposes (integration)
Content Development
Lesson Preparation
Projects Based-Learning
Personal
None
Students Use Of ICTs
Research
Projects
Assignments
Learning Aid
Projects
Communication
Personal
None
Do you offer ICT as a Core?
YES
NO
Do you use Educational Software?
YES
NO.
If yes, please state those currently used
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Have you heard of skoool.com.gh?
YES
NO
Do you use it?
YES
NO
Does the school participate in collaborative ICT projects?
YES
NO
If yes, name the projects;…………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Name of teacher (s) who facilitates the project………………………………………………………………..
Do teachers use the computer lab after school?
YES
NO
Do students use the computer lab after school?
YES
NO
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G. Staff ICT Competencies And Training
What Are The ICT Competencies Of Staff In General (Answer in percentage)
Basic ……………………………………………………………………………
Advanced ………………………………………………………………………..
Can Integrate ICTs In Teaching And Learning ……………………………..
Trouble Shooting……………………………………………………………….
Teaching Of ICT As A Subject………………………………………………..
Networking……………………………………………………………………..
Content Developing………………………………………………………….
None………
I hereby do declare that all the information provided by way of this data collection instrument to verify the
e-readiness of the school is correct. I should be held responsible if the contrary is the case.
……………………………………………….
Headmaster
Date: ……………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………
ICT Coordinator/Witness (indicate name and position)
Date: ……………………………………….
I certify that I have personally verified the information given and hold it to be the true assessment of the
e-readiness of the school in question.
……………………………………………………………..……………..
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Date: ……………………..
Schedule Officer (indicate name)
Prepared By ICT In Education Programmes Unit
October 2008
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