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TRAINED TEACHERS<br />
Questionnaire item:<br />
D.1.1, D.1.3, D.1.5<br />
Method of collection:<br />
Administrative data collection through annual<br />
school census (or extract data from school<br />
records)<br />
VIRTUAL EXPERIMENT LABORATORIES<br />
Questionnaire item:<br />
C.1.13.2<br />
Method of collection:<br />
Administrative data collection through annual<br />
school census or surveys of educational<br />
institutions (or extract data from school<br />
records)<br />
WEBSITE<br />
Questionnaire item:<br />
C.1.10, C.1.10.1<br />
Method of collection:<br />
Administrative data collection through annual<br />
school census (or extract data from school<br />
records)<br />
Definition:<br />
Trained teachers have received at least the minimum formal teacher training<br />
(pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the relevant level.<br />
Source: Adapted from Instruction Manual for Completing the Questionnaires on<br />
Statistics of Education<br />
Data source:<br />
Statistical unit of the Ministry of Education or, alternatively, national statistical<br />
office.<br />
Definition:<br />
Virtual experiment labora<strong>to</strong>ries are multimedia applications, which allow video<br />
<strong>and</strong> digital simulations of labora<strong>to</strong>ry activities in a real manner but without the<br />
risks <strong>and</strong> costs associated with labora<strong>to</strong>ry experiments. Simulations of science<br />
labora<strong>to</strong>ry experiments can use real data. Computer simulations are<br />
particularly helpful for learning science when:<br />
experiments are <strong>to</strong>o risky, expensive or time-consuming <strong>to</strong> be conducted<br />
in a school labora<strong>to</strong>ry, such as those involving volatile gases;<br />
experiments require precision so that learners can see patterns <strong>and</strong><br />
trends or where learners may not be able <strong>to</strong> achieve the necessary<br />
precision without simulation <strong>to</strong>ols;<br />
experiments break the laws of nature, such as exploring kinematics<br />
collisions that violate conservation of momentum law; <strong>and</strong><br />
ethical issues are at stake, such as in the case of some biology<br />
experiments.<br />
For the purpose of this survey, count the number of educational institutions<br />
with reposi<strong>to</strong>ries of home-grown experiment simulation applications; regular<br />
subscriptions (paid or free of charge); or purchased licenses <strong>to</strong> electronic<br />
virtual experiment labora<strong>to</strong>ries.<br />
Source: Adapted from ICT for Education: A Reference H<strong>and</strong>book - Analytical Review.<br />
Data source:<br />
Statistical unit of the Ministry of Education or, alternatively, national statistical<br />
office.<br />
Definition:<br />
Website refers <strong>to</strong> a collection of interlinked web pages with a related <strong>to</strong>pic,<br />
usually under a single domain name. In the context of educational institutions,<br />
a website includes a home page with links <strong>to</strong> pertinent pedagogical <strong>information</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> other related activities.<br />
Data source:<br />
Statistical unit of the Ministry of Education or, alternatively, national statistical<br />
office.<br />
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