Few teachers are well-trained in using computers for instruction
Shares of teachers who said they had training in the past 12 months on the use of computers for instruction
| Yes | No | |
|---|---|---|
| 67.7% | 32.3% |
Shares of teachers reporting usefulness of training they received in using computers for instruction
| Not useful | Somewhat useful | Useful | Very useful | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1% | 29.3% | 42.1% | 25.5% |
Notes: Data are for teachers in public noncharter schools. The bottom figure shows shares of teachers who answered “very useful,” “useful,” “somewhat useful,” or “not useful” when asked, for the specific professional development activity, “Overall, how useful were these activities to you?”
Source: 2011–2012 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) microdata from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Adapted from García and Weiss 2019.