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Computer use when writing for school
  • GRADE 8
  • GRADE 12

As part of the 2007 writing assessment, eighth-graders were asked how often they used a computer for various tasks when they wrote for school. The question and the percentage of students who responded within each category are below.

When you write a paper or report for school this year, how often do you do each of the following?

  Percentage of students
Computer use Never or
hardly ever		 Sometimes Almost
always

Use a computer from the beginning to write the paper or report (for example, use a computer to write the first draft)

 28 44 28

Use a computer to make changes to the paper or report (for example, spell-check, cut and paste)

 18 37 46

Look for information on the Internet to include in the paper or report

 7 35 58

Check for Statistical Significance

To further analyze these data, test for significance between categories, or see corresponding average scores, view the complete data with standard errors in the NAEP Data Explorer. Click on "Find Out" to check for statistical significance. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

Browse background questionnaires for the NAEP assessments.

As part of the 2007 writing assessment, twelfth-graders were asked how often they used a computer for various tasks when they wrote for school. The question and the percentage of students who responded within each category are below.

When you write a paper or report for school this year, how often do you do each of the following?

  Percentage of students
Computer use Never or
hardly ever		 Sometimes Almost
always

Use a computer from the beginning to write the paper or report (for example, use a computer to write the first draft)

 14 32 54

Use a computer to make changes to the paper or report (for example, spell-check, cut and paste)

 5 20 75

Look for information on the Internet to include in the paper or report

 2 21 77

Check for Statistical Significance

To further analyze these data, test for significance between categories, or see corresponding average scores, view the complete data with standard errors in the NAEP Data Explorer. Click on "Find Out" to check for statistical significance. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

Browse background questionnaires for the NAEP assessments.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Writing Assessment.

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