Percentage of Students with Low, Medium &
High Confidence - 1998
% of Students
Low
Medium
High
1
2
97
1
2
97
0
6
94
1
2
97
1
11
88
% of Students
Low
Medium
High
3
11
86
1
16
83
1
16
82
5
12
83
2
17
81
3
16
81
9
9
82
7
20
73
8
18
74
5
25
71
6
27
67
9
21
72
15
21
64
14
22
64
% of Students
Low
Medium
High
9
30
61
14
26
60
16
28
56
14
36
50
14
35
52
13
41
46
27
27
46
21
43
36
% of Students
Low
Medium
High
31
33
36
36
29
35
39
38
23
53
28
19
52
34
14
% of Students
Low
Medium
High
59
28
13
Significantly Above Average Items
I know how to use different font types and styles to vary the look
of word processor documents.
I can correspond with a professor via email.
If my professor had a class web page, I could find it and use it.
I could use a computer spell checker, thesaurus or grammar checker
to inspect a word processor file.
I could probably find information about Abraham Lincoln’s life on
the Web.
Above Average Items
I can use the World Wide Web to find current news information for
my classes.
I think I could find government statistics on cancer using the Web.
I could find graduate school or career information on the Web.
I am able to use the library's electronic catalog (POLYCAT) to find
books.
I am able to save files, organize them in folders, copy them to disks
or other computers, etc.
I would know how to search for a major museum or library using the
Web.
I could use a Web search page (like Excite or Alta Vista) to find
10 web pages on Shakespeare.
I would know how to purchase a book or music CD using the Web.
If necessary, I could find examples of pornography or sexually explicit
pictures on the Web.
I would be able to write and print a report with tables and references
in a word processor.
I could probably find an email address for my congressional representatives
using the Web.
If a course required me to participate in an email-based discussion
list, I could do it.
I know how to dial in from off-campus and use the World Wide Web.
Participating in a "chat room" for a course is something
that I would be able to do.
Below Average Items
I think I could create a database of names, addresses, ages and phone
numbers on a computer.
I know how to email a word processor document to a professor.
I know how to find research and journal articles with the library's
electronic search (UNCOVER).
I could create a pie or bar graph using a spreadsheet (like Excel).
I could use a spreadsheet (like Excel) to calculate the average of
20 different scores or values.
I can import a graph, table or chart into a word processor document.
I could do a presentation with text and graphics using computer software
(like PowerPoint).
It would be possible for me to create a graphic illustration, like
a diagram, on a computer.
Significantly Below Average Items
If I needed to order an article through inter-library loan, I could
do it on-line.
I can scan photographs or drawings into a computer.
I would be able to scan a text document into a file that could be
used in a word processor.
If a course required me to submit a photograph taken with a digital
camera, I’d know what to do.
I would be able to do live audio-conferencing or make an Internet
voice call using the Web.
Very Significantly Below Average Items
I know how to use an HTML editor to create a basic web page.