2. The impact of the iPad on learning
• Roughly 2/3 of students agreed the iPad made their learning more creative,
engaging and efficient
• 43% said the iPad made learning more distracting
The iPad made learning..
19 20 25
18 23
8 7
36 39 32
28 20
30
10
25 17 17
30
25 33
25
9 12 13 11
15 14
38
2 3 4 3 6 4
8
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
more
creative
more
engaging
more
efficient
more
collaborative
more
effective
more
distracting
more difficult
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree not Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
3. 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Paper
Ipad
Desktop or
Laptop
No
Preference
Device preference by classroom activity
In all categories, laptops are the preferred device when
compared with iPads–except for reading course materials.
4. Reading with an iPad
Did you access a digital e-textbook from
your iPad?
87%
13%
Yes
No
When reading your e-text how did you take
notes?
11%
25%
30%
25% 9%
e-text notation
and annotation
tools
note-taking app
outside the e-text
my laptop
I did not take
notes
I used paper
60% of students agreed with the statement: “I am more likely
to look up an unfamiliar word or concept than I am when reading a
print text”
5. Electronic Resource Use
• 88% of students reported their iPad made it easier to access electronic resources
• 67% of students reported the iPad made it easier to keep track of the resources
they used (1=strongly agree, 5 = strongly disagree)
My IPad..
1.74
2.32
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
made it easier to access
electronic resources
made it easier to keep track of
the resources I used
mean score
6. Device Preference & classroom activity
Laptops remain the preferred device for school-related
work
Device Preference Activity % Reported
Ipad
26%
Laptop
74%
Activity
Frequency
Delta
Researching online 70% 39%
Submitting homework 87% 26%
Doing homework 100% 26%
Commenting in discussion rooms 43% 23%
Watching videos / meme/ other 65% 23%
Reading course materials 96% 21%
Narrative or analytic writing 35% 18%
Annotation and notation 48% 18%
Checking and writing e-mail 91% 17%
Listening to music 61% 14%
Those that preferred the iPad
reported a higher frequency of
performing this set of
activities:
7. Useful Apps
Most Useful Apps Least Useful Apps
8
8
7
6
6
5
9
19
16
14
13
28
23
57
48
Notability
Google Drive
PDF Expert
Blackboard Mobile…
Pages
Canvas
Email
Safari
Google Translate
I2 reader
Drop Box
Quizlet
Educreations
Audio Memos
Geogebra
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
Twitter
Youtube
2048
Socrative
Explain Everything
Edmodo
Akimator
Mematic
Dropbox
blackboard mobile app
8. The majority of students endorse the
use of iPads in classrooms
82%
18%
Yes No
4 of 5 students
would
recommend the
school continue to
promote the use
of iPad’s for
school-related
work.
Would you recommend PA continue to promote
the use of iPad's for school-related work?