Table 2

Differences Between Teaching Environments of Exemplary Teachers and Other Computer-Users

Large Difference	No Difference (or reverse)
School control (favoring public schools)	School socio-economic status
^a How many teachers use computers at the school	How long computers have been used at the school
How many teachers are thought to be “expert” at using software	Percent of school’s computers used every day
^a Proportion of school’s computer time used for industrial arts and other practical applications	School computer time used for recreational games or math and English skill building
^a Word processing used for classes for 3+ years; also, frequent use of computers for school paper and yearbook	Percent of students receiving computer education instruction
School has policies to assure equity in computer access	Principal’s computer priorities: computer education and basic skills
Full-time computer coordinator at school (or district coordinator)	No formally designated computer coordinator
^a Teacher started using computers through district or school coordinator initiative
District provides staff development on using computer applications and use in subjects.
^a Fewer students in teacher’s class
Better ratio of students to computers in class	Where class uses computer: lab or classroom
^a Teacher has many disks of software available

^a Largest predictors in multiple regression model.