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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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