Percentage of Students with Low, Medium &
High Confidence - 1999 Data
% of Students
Low
Medium
High
0
2
98
0
3
97
1
4
95
0
6
94
% of Students
Low
Medium
High
1
6
93
1
6
93
1
6
93
2
5
93
2
5
93
4
5
91
2
8
90
5
5
90
2
10
88
1
16
83
1
16
83
3
15
82
4
15
81
2
18
80
5
20
75
6
16
78
% of Students
Low
Medium
High
6
17
77
11
13
76
7
18
75
6
22
72
6
24
69
9
22
69
13
25
62
% of Students
Low
Medium
High
11
37
52
19
32
49
16
37
47
21
35
44
% of Students
Low
Medium
High
22
44
33
44
26
30
Significantly Above Average Items
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 know how to use different font types and styles to vary the look
of word processor documents.
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 am able to save files, organize them in folders, copy them to disks
or other computers, etc.
I can correspond with a professor via email.
I would know how to purchase a book or music CD using the Web.
I could use a Web search page (like Excite or Alta Vista) to find
10 web pages on Shakespeare.
I could find graduate school or career information on 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 would know how to search for a major museum or library using the
Web.
I could probably find an email address for my congressional representatives
using the Web.
I know how to dial in from off-campus and use the World Wide Web.
I can import a graph, table or chart into a word processor document.
I think I could create a database of names, addresses, ages and phone
numbers on a computer.
Participating in a "chat room" for a course is something
that I would be able to do.
I could create a pie or bar graph using a spreadsheet (like Excel).
Below Average Items
I could use a spreadsheet (like Excel) to calculate the average of
20 different scores or values.
I know how to email a word processor document to a professor.
I am able to use the library's electronic catalog (POLYCAT) to find
books.
If a course required me to participate in an email-based discussion
list, I could do it.
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.
I can scan photographs or drawings into a computer.
Significantly Below Average Items
I know how to find research and journal articles with the library's
electronic search (UNCOVER).
I would be able to scan a text document into a file that could be
used in a word processor.
If I needed to order an article through inter-library loan, I could
do it on-line.
If a course required me to submit a photograph taken with a digital
camera, I’d know what to do.
Very Significantly Below Average Items
I would be able to do live audio-conferencing or make an Internet
voice call using the Web.
I know how to use an HTML editor to create a basic web page.