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6. Media Usage
At 55.0%, the percentage for ownership of computers was highest in London while at 93.0%, the percentage for ownership of cell phones was the highest in Helsinki. Elementary school students in London have a tendency to use computers often both at home and at school while 87.9% of students in Seoul only use the internet at home, which was the highest among all six cities.
Graph 6-1 Ownership of computers & cell phones
I have my own computer
*: Multiple responses
I have my own cell phone
*: Multiple responses
Graph 6-2 Internet usage
I use internet at home for research
I use internet at school for research
The results of this survey indicate that ownership of both computers and cell phones is prevalent in the three cities in the US and Europe. 55.0% of students in London and 46.8% of students in Washington, D.C. own their “own computer,Ecompared to only 12.8% of students in Tokyo, which was the lowest.
93.0% of elementary school students in Helsinki own their own cell phone, suggesting that virtually all elementary school students in the city own cell phones. Ownership is second highest in London (54.9%) (Graph 6-1).
Looking at use of the internet, the percentage of students who “use internet at home for researchEwas the highest in Seoul (87.9%, “oftenE+ “sometimesE while the percentage of students who “use internet at school for researchEwas highest in London (92.6%) (Graph 6-2).
Basic Research on Academic Performance - International Survey of Six Cities
Study planning and analysis team members
Tokyo
Hiroaki Mimizuka (Professor, Ochanomizu University)
Daijiro Hida (Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University)
Hiroshi Nishijima (Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo)
Yuko Morota (Researcher, Division of University Corporate Relations, University of Tokyo)
Seoul
Miran Kim (Researcher, Korean Educational Development Institute)
Beijing
Jian Liu (Professor, National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China)
Yihong Fu (Assistant Professor, National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China)
Helsinki
Tatsuo Kitagawa (Visiting Professor, Japan Professional School of Education)
Pekka Arinen (Project Manager, Centre for Educational Assessment, University of Helsinki)
Kari Nyyss?E(Counsellor of Education, Finnish National Board of Education)
London
Ikuo Komatsu (Director, Department for Educational Policy and Evaluation, National Institute for Educational Policy Research)
Yasue Tatebayashi (Associated Researcher, Department for Educational Policy and Evaluation, National Institute for Educational Policy Research)
Washington, D.C.
Hugh Sockett (Professor, George Mason University)
Judith A. Wilde (Educational Consultant)
Naoru Koizumi (Assistant Professor, George Mason University)
Jeremy D. Mayer (Associate Professor and Program Director of Master of Public Policy, George Mason University)
Benesse Educational Research & Development Center
Haruo Kimura (Manager, Educational Research Office, Benesse Educational Research & Development Center; Visiting Associate Professor, University of Tokyo)
Shao Qinfeng (Researcher, Benesse Educational Research and Development Center)
Naoyuki Sogo (Researcher, Benesse Educational Research and Development Center)
Naoko Suzuki (Researcher, Benesse Educational Research and Development Center)
Sachiko Miyamoto (Researcher, Benesse Educational Research and Development Center)
Yoko Kawamura (Researcher, Benesse Educational Research and Development Center)
Positions listed above are those held at the time of the survey.
Basic Research on Academic Performance EReport on International Survey of Six Cities (tentative name) was published.
A detailed report on the survey in Japanese was published (with a distribution price of 1,000 yen). Copies of the report can be ordered using the order form on the Benesse Educational Research & Development Center website. Note that the report cannot be purchased at bookstores. If you are interested in obtaining a copy, contact the Benesse Educational Research & Development Center directly.
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Basic Research on Academic Performance - International Survey of Six Cities Preliminary Report
Publication date: September 14, 2007
Publisher: Kenichi Arai
Editor: Haruo Kimura
Published by Benesse Educational Research and Development Center, Benesse Corporation
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