What did eLEMÉR find? ICT in education in Hungary

Informatics– Professionalism- EffectivenessISZE, 05/03/2011 Budapest

TÁMOP-3.1.1-08/1-2008-0002

Who the hell is eLEMÉR?

• He is an online tool, developed in the Hungarian Institute for Educational Research and Development http://ikt.ofi.hu

• Serves both for school self evaluation and monitoring the country• Promotes the school development apprach to using ICT• Monitors and helps the usage of ICT in 4 areas of school work

1. Learner and learning, 2. Teacher and teaching, 3. Organisational aspects4. infrastructure

How can eLEMÉR help schools?

• Helps them identify their values; • Draws the attention to areas for development; • Helps decision making on school and country levels; • Increases the consciousness and cooperation; • Provides input for the ICT-strategy of the school.

What does eLEMÉR really give?• The results

– Average numbers of all questions and areas, their graphical representation on country and school levels, up-to-date

– Textual feedbeck in a format that can be used directly in the– Template of ICT strategy

• Chances for development, ideas, help– The statements in the system provide ideas for development– There are explanations given– A system of accreditation is foreseen – ICT award for schools

What does the self-evaluation consist of?

• Four areas, 14 sub-topics, 91 positive, stimulating statements• Value choice between 0-4

– (0) There is no data, the statement does not have anything to do with the school– (1) Not solved, the given statement is not present in practice– (2) Not really solved, but there are some signs, initiations– (3) Almost solved but still there are things to do– (4) Completely solved

• The schools are put into one of the four categories„ICT is emerging” (1,00 – 2,49) „ICT is applied” (2,50 – 2,99)

„ICT is integrated” (3,00 – 2,49) „ICT is transforming the school” (3,50 – 4,00)

How was the system piloted?• 10 schools, technical and content pilot, June 2010

• 123 schools, full pilot, Oct 2010, results analysed – fine tuning

• 1-28 Feb1011 first country monitor based on self-evaluations of schools – growing number of cooperative data providing

Results on country levelOct 2010 Feb 2011

Registered schools 123 733Analysed schools 93 367Country average (values between 1-4) 2,57 2,54Learning (3rd place) 2,49 2,46Teaching (2nd place) 2,57 2,58Organisational work (4st place) 2,52 2,41Infrastructure (1st place) 2,75 2,72

Distribution of schools among categories

Name of category Number of schools„ICT is emerging” (1,00 – 2,49) 187„ICT is applied” (2,50 – 2,99) 94„ICT is integrated” (3,00 – 2,49) 74„ICT is transforming the school” (3,50 – 4,00) 12Total 367

Strenghts (top 10)1. Software at school is clear (property rights)

3,792. Pieces of software are compatible

3,443. ICT usage is promoted by the school leadership

3,354. The ICT system is safe and secure

3,345. After class activities, open laboratory

3,256. Teachers are informed about intellectual property rights and rules of using content

3,227. School leadership organize the training needed for using ICT in class

3,158. Students use ICT willingly

3,159. Internet is accessible all over the school

3,1010. The school leadership evaluates the infrastructure and includes the results in a work plan 3,07

Weeknesses (bottom 10)1. e-register of attendence and grades

1,522. Virtual learning environment, like Moodle

1,593. International cooperation with ICT (teachers)

1,644. Learning materials, schedule, information on attandance and results are available from home for parents, students, teachers 1,685. Using ICT for tracking student development

1,726. Students use ICT independently and consciously for testing their abilities

1,957. Students can choose among ICT schools for task solving

2,028. There are no barriers for Special need students

2,049. There is an action plan to develop the ICT usage at school

2,0410. The digital resources of the school are accessible from anywhere

2,05

eLEMÉR by appearance http://ikt.ofi.hu

eLEMÉR as it measures

eLEMÉR as it shows the results

eLEMÉR’s view on a school

eLEMÉR asks you all• To try and use his services yourself, tell others about

him.• English version is coming in a month.• Demo/demo

Thank you all in the name of eLEMÉR (elemer@ofi.hu) and his colleagues

Márta Hunya