Digital learning tools: preference for increasing use K-12 students U.S. 2019

According to a 2019 survey, only 42 percent of K-12 students in the United States want to increase the use of digital learning tools. However, it appears that school staff misread the views of their students regarding this matter, with 73 percent of principals and 64 percent of teachers believing students want to use the tools more.

Preference of K-12 students for increasing the use of digital learning tools in the United States in 2019, by role

Characteristic	More often	Less often	About as often as now
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Release date

September 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January 29 to March 25, 2019

Number of respondents

8,288 respondents

Special properties

teachers, principals, district administrators, and students at K-12 public schools

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Total survey respondents: 3,210 teachers, 1,163 principals, 1,219 district administrators and 2,696 students. Only students in grades 3-12 were surveyed.
The survey uses a broad definition of digital learning tools, including websites, apps, online tutorials, online games and videos or programs used to teach and support student learning and schoolwork.
Original questions:
Students: "Would you like to use digital learning tools to learn more often, less often or about as often as you use them now?"
Teachers/Principals/Administrators: "Do you think the majority of students in your class/at your school/in your school district would like to use digital learning tools to learn more often, less often or about as often as they use them now?"

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