IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students using the computer in science class as reported in TIMSS, by lesson and country: 2007

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Table C.3.08b.

IEA: Percentage of eighth-grade students using the computer in science class as reported in TIMSS, by lesson and country: 2007

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		Trends in percentage of students whose teachers reported that computers are available								Percentage of students whose teachers reported on computer use about half of the lessons or more
	National curriculum contains policies / statements about the use of computers	2007 percent of students				Difference in percent from 2003				Doing scientific procedures or experiments					Studying natural phenomena through simulations					Practicing skills and procedures					Looking up ideas and information					Processing and analyzing data
Country		Percent			s.e	Percent		s.e			Percent			s.e		Percent			s.e		Percent			s.e		Percent			s.e	Percent			s.e
International average	†	41			0.5	†		†			4			0.2		4			0.2		5			0.2		9			0.3	6			0.2

Algeria	no	37		¹	3.4	—		†			6		¹	1.7		6		¹	1.5		8		¹	1.7		13		¹	2.2	12		¹	2.0
Armenia	no	53		²	3.1	30		4.1	∆		25			2.2		26			2.3		28			2.8		26			2.2	28			2.8
Australia	yes	61		¹	3.6	-13	!	5.2	▼		4	!		1.5		‡			†		5			1.3		10			2.1	5	!		1.7
Bahrain	no	35			2.8	-20		4.6	▼		3			0.4		7			1.1		11			1.7		11			2.0	8			1.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	no	21			2.3	—		†			2			0.5		2	!		0.6		3			0.6		5			0.8	3			0.6

Botswana	yes	14			2.8	9	!	3.5	∆		#			†		1			#		1			#		#			†	1			0.0
Bulgaria	no	56			3.0	†		†			#			†		1	!		0.3		5	!		1.5		10			1.8	4	!		1.2
Chinese Taipei	yes	34			4.0	‡		†			1			#		‡			†		1			#		3	!		1.3	3	!		1.3
Colombia	no	22			3.9	—		†			3	!		1.3		‡			†		5	!		1.8		11			2.8	6	!		2.2
Cyprus	no	19		¹	1.0	#		†			1		¹	0.2		1		¹	0.2		1	!	¹	0.3		3		¹	0.4	2		¹	0.3

Czech Republic	no	77			2.6	—		†			2	!	¹	0.6		3		¹	0.7		7		¹	1.3		10		¹	1.4	3		¹	0.8
Egypt	no	†			†	†		†			†			†		†			†		†			†		†			†	†			†
El Salvador	no	31			3.5	—		†			1			0.0		‡			†		5	!		1.8		13			2.6	6			1.5
England	yes	66		²	3.1	‡		†			1	!		0.3		4	!		1.2		3	!		1.1		8			1.7	3	!		1.0
Georgia	no	21			2.8	—		†			1	!		0.3		1	!		0.4		2	!		0.6		4			1.0	3			0.7

Ghana	no	5	!		2.1	‡		†			#			†		‡			†		1			#		‡			†	‡			†
Hong Kong SAR³	yes	55			5.3	‡		†			13			3.3		7	!		2.6		6	!		2.2		12			3.2	8	!		2.6
Hungary	yes	43			3.2	‡		†			2	!		0.9		‡			†		3			0.7		4			1.0	3			0.8
Indonesia	no	22			4.0	‡		†			#			†		‡			†		4	!		1.7		‡			†	‡			†
Iran, Islamic Rep. of	no	6			1.7	5	!	1.9	∆		‡			†		‡			†		‡			†		3	!		1.2	2	!		0.9

Israel	yes	57			4.2	‡		†			6	!		1.9		‡		¹	†		8		¹	2.2		8	!		2.4	5	!	¹	1.9
Italy	yes	37			3.0	‡		†			3	!		1.0		2	!		0.9		3	!		1.2		4	!		1.4	3	!		1.2
Japan	yes	78			3.2	‡		†			#			†		3	!		1.4		#			†		4	!		1.7	‡			†
Jordan	yes	18			3.2	#		†			3	!		1.4		4	!		1.5		3	!		1.2		9			2.5	6	!		1.8
Korea, Rep. of	yes	77		¹	3.3	-9	!	4.2	▼		25			3.4		22			3.3		13			2.7		22			3.6	16			3.0

Kuwait	yes	36		¹	4.7	—		†			10	!	¹	3.0		16		¹	3.5		17		¹	3.6		18		¹	3.7	15		¹	3.2
Lebanon	no	32			3.7	15		4.4	∆		6	!		2.8		3	!		1.2		5			1.4		12			3.2	8	!		2.8
Lithuania	yes	73			2.2	‡		†			‡			†		3			0.8		9			1.2		21			2.0	9			1.2
Malaysia	yes	54			4.4	39		5.4	∆		9			2.4		17			3.5		10			2.3		21			3.3	9			2.5
Malta	yes	30			0.2	—		†			1			#		1			#		2			0.1		4			0.1	1			0.1

Norway	yes	77			3.5	16	!	5.2	∆		5	!		1.6		#			†		4	!		1.8		11			2.3	4	!		1.2
Oman	no	29			3.8	—		†			‡			†		3	!		1.3		4	!		1.6		7			2.0	‡			†
Palestinian Nat'l Auth.	Yes	25			3.5	‡		†			‡			†		‡			†		3	!		1.3		6	!		1.9	‡			†
Qatar	no	27			0.1	—		†			5		¹	0.1		5		¹	0.1		8		¹	0.1		10		¹	0.1	10		¹	0.1
Romania	no	64			3.4	43		4.3	∆		6			1.2		5			1.1		9			1.4		12			1.7	8			1.4

Russian Federation	no	48			3.1	36		3.6	∆		1	!		0.3		2	!		0.7		4			1.0		9			1.5	3	!		0.9
Saudi Arabia	no	23			3.8	†		†			3	!		1.4		3	!		1.0		8			2.2		9			2.6	5	!		1.6
Scotland	yes	74		²	2.4	‡		†			‡		¹	†		2	!	¹	0.8		2	!	¹	0.6		5		¹	1.1	1	!	¹	0.3
Serbia	no	26			2.5	14		3.0	∆		#			†		1	!		0.4		‡			†		3			0.7	2			0.5
Singapore	yes	66			2.3	-13		3.2	▼		3			0.8		3			0.8		5			1.3		9			1.3	3	!		0.9

Slovenia	no	64			2.7	14		3.9	∆		2	!		0.8		2	!		0.6		3			0.8		8			1.5	5			1.1
Sweden	no	60			3.1	‡		†			‡			†		#			†		1	!		0.4		8			1.6	2	!		0.7
Syrian Arab Republic	no	23			2.9	—		†			4	!		1.2		4	!		1.2		4	!		1.6		7			1.5	7			1.7
Thailand	no	38			4.4	—		†			7			1.9		9			2.4		9			2.5		14			3.1	9			2.5
Tunisia	no	14			2.7	-22		5.1	▼		‡			†		4	!		1.5		3	!		1.4		3	!		1.4	3	!		1.4

Turkey	yes	41			4.1	—		†			6	!		2.3		14			3.1		14			3.0		19			3.3	15			3.2
Ukraine	no	17			2.4	—		†			#			†		1	!		0.4		2	!		0.7		3			0.6	2			0.5
United States	no	74		¹	2.6	‡		†			4	!		1.2		5			1.3		10			2.0		18			2.5	9			1.4
Morocco⁴	yes	15			3.8	†		†			‡		¹	†		2	!	¹	0.9		‡		¹	†		4	!	¹	1.8	4	!	¹	1.5

Benchmarking Participants
Basque Country, Spain	no	66			3.7	‡		†			‡			†		‡			†		5	!		2.3		11			3.2	8	!		2.8
British Columbia, Canada	yes	59		¹	3.8	—		†			‡		¹	†		‡		¹	†		‡		¹	†		9	!	¹	2.7	‡		¹	†
Dubai, UAE	no	37		²	2.8	—		†			6		²	0.8		7		²	1.6		14		²	2.2		22		²	2.3	15		²	1.4
Massachusetts, US	no	59			7.0	—		†			‡			†		‡			†		‡			†		16	!		5.7	‡			†
Minnesota, US	no	62			7.0	—		†			‡			†		‡			†		‡			†		‡			†	‡			†

Ontario, Canada	yes	71			3.9	22		6.0	∆		6	!		2.2		4	!		1.8		5	!		2.0		10			2.8	6	!		2.0
Quebec, Canada	no	60		¹	5.0	19	!	7.2	∆		‡			†		‡			†		‡			†		12	!		3.7	7	!		3.1
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution, estimates are unstable. The coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to .3 but less than .5.
‡ Reporting standards not met. Either data are insufficient to report achievement or the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to .5.
∆ 2007 significantly higher.
▼2007 significantly lower.
¹ Data are available for at least 70 but less than 85 percent of the students.
² Data are available for at least 50 but less than 70 percent of the students.
³Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China.
⁴Did not satisfy guidelines for sample participation rates.
NOTE: Differences are significant at the p<0.05 level. Standard error is noted by s.e.
SOURCE: Data from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2007. Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., and Foy, P. (2008). TIMSS 2007 International Science Report: Findings from IEA's Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study at the Fourth and Eighth Grades, exhibit 7.10. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College