SIMCE TIC 2011

Initial Results

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• Determine the development level of ICT Skills for Learning reached by students in the Chilean school

system.

Aim

About the Test

• Assessment of ICT skills required to enhance school learning

• 32 questions answered by students on a computer in about 2 hours

• Simulated virtual environment where students carry out activities and interact by chat with three virtual classmates

• The student must:– Select an alternative– Carry out an action– Create an output

ICT Skills for Learning

• Information: define, search, select, assess, organize, integrate, understand, analyze, represent, and create information

• Communication: transmit information to others

• Ethics and social impact: responsible use of ICTs

• Functional use of ICTs: Web tools, productivity software, and other system functions

Test Implementation

• Nationwide sample from 3 to 30 November 2011• 10,321 students took the test• 505 schools took part in the assessment• Representative at a national level, by region, and by

school administration type

Achievement Levels

Students make basic use of ICTs, such as web browsing, word processing, and can identify obvious risks on the Internet.

Students are able to combine information

from different sources. They can identify

Internet threats, and show knowledge of

specific security procedures in addition to basic functional use of ICTs and basic tools.

Students are able to combine, assess and

reorganize information from various sources,

adding their own ideas to a specific output.

They can identify Internet threats, and

understand the consequences and

effects of illegal activities.

Initial Level

Intermediate Level

Advanced Level

Nationwide Results

Students with Intermediate and

Advanced performance

represent 53.8%Only 3.3% of students reach the Advanced

level 

.

Level Percentage Averange Score Cut-off score

Initial 46.2% 205 Up to 245

Intermediate 50.5% 282 246 – 335

Advanced 3.3% 350 336 or more

Student Percentages by Level

Regional Results

Only the Metropolitan Region shows an average score significantly higher than the national average.

Average scores in the Regions of Atacama, Maule, Araucania, and Los Rios are significantly below national average.

* *Statistically significant differences

Average National Score:

249 points

Results by Region

The Metropolitan and Valparaiso Regions have the highest percentage of Advanced Level students (both with 4.5%).

Results by School Administration Type

Municipal schools are below the national average

The average score in both Private/Subsidized and

Private/Paid schools are above the national mean

Private/Paid schools have the highest percentage of students in

the Advanced Level (18.2%)•Statistically significant differences among School

Administration Types

Average National Score: 249 points

School Administration Type

Initial Intermediate Advanced

Municipal 65% 34.4% 0.6%Private/subsidized 38.1% 58.8% 3.1%Private/paid 9% 72.9% 18.2%

Results by Socio-Economic Group

The average score is higher in upper Socio-Economic Groups. The average score of the Low and Medium Low Socio-Economic Groups (218 and 234 respectively) are below the national average score.The average score of the Medium High and High Socio-Economic Groups (276 and 298 respectively) are above the national mean. The Medium High and High Socio-Economic Groups show a percentage of students in the Advanced Level above the national mean.

SEG Initial Intermediate AdvancedLow 73.2% 26.6% 0.3%Medium -Low 59.7% 39.6% 0.7%

Medium 45% 53.7% 1.3%Medium -High 21.8% 72.2% 5.9%

High 8.5% 74.6% 16.9%

*Statistically significant differences

Average National Score:

249 points

Access to Internet at home

• 53% of Initial Level students do not have Internet connection at home.

• Only 9% of Advanced Level students do not have Internet access at home.

• The higher the SEG, the higher the proportion of homes with Internet access.

Results by Gender

There is no significant difference in

achievement levels between girls and boys. The average score for girls is slightly higher than for boys, and a

greater percentage of girls reach a

performance level commensurate with

their school level (55.2% at Intermediate and Advanced Levels).

Gender Initial Intermediate Advanced

Boys 47.5% 49% 3.5%

Girls 44.8% 52.3% 2.9%

Conclusions

• 53.8% of students reach the Intermediate or Advanced Levels• There are major differences in student achievement levels among Socio-

Economic Groups• There are significant differences in student performance among

Municipal, Subsidized, and Private Schools• Only the Metropolitan Region scored significantly above than the national

average• There are no significant differences in achievement between girls and

boys

SIMCE TIC 2011

Initial Results

Center for Education and Technology- ENLACES