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ICT-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION
Questionnaire item:
A.6, C.1.7, C.1.8.1, E.1.3, E.3.1, E.4.1
Method of collection:
Administrative data collection through annual
school census (or extract data from school
records)
Definition:
ICT-assisted instruction refers to teaching methods or models of instruction
delivery that employ ICT in supporting, enhancing and enabling course content
delivery. It includes any, all or combinations of the following: radio-, television-,
computer- and Internet-assisted instruction.
Data source:
ICT-ENABLED DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
Questionnaire item:
D.1.1
Method of collection:
Administrative data collection through annual
school census or survey of tertiary
educational institutions (or extract data from
records of tertiary educational institutions).
Statistical unit of the Ministry of Education or, alternatively, national statistical
office.
Definition:
ICT-enabled distance education programmes refer to programmes or
instructional systems that use ICT (Internet, radio sets, television sets,
personal computers, audiovisual material or print material to a minimal degree)
to deliver all or a significant portion of teaching to learners removed in space
and time. Distance education can take a variety of forms, which include:
Internet-based distance learning either synchronously or asynchronously;
Telecourse or broadcast-based education, in which content is delivered
via radio or television;
CD-ROM or DVD-based self-learning in which the learners interacts with
computer content stored on a CD-ROM or DVD;
Mobile devices-based learning where the learner accesses course content
stored on a mobile device or through a wireless server; and
Integrated distance learning, combining live versus recorded delivery
modes, individualized interaction versus group instruction through various
channels, and/or print materials to a minimal degree, etc.
…but exclude:
Correspondence-based distance learning conducted exclusively through
postal-mail.
Data source:
Statistical units of ministries/departments/agency responsible for education at
ISCED levels 4, 5 and 6 or, alternatively, the national statistical office.
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