Internet Use of Icelandic Children and
Adolescents 2001-2
Goal
Some results from an ongoing qualitative study at Iceland
University of Education/Kennaraháskóli Íslands (KHÍ)
aExamine how Icelandic children and
adolescents are using the Internet
aProvide graduate students that are in a diploma
program on ICT in education at KHÍ researchrelated experience in data gathering and
analysis.
Sólveig Jakobsdóttir, associate professor KHÍ
Hrund Gautadóttir, Ingunnarskóli
Rún Halldórsdóttir, Víðivellir
Sigurbjörg Jóhannesdóttir, IR
Research supported by the Icelandic Research Council
Study participants 2002 from schools,
chosen randomly
aWere taking a course managed by Salvör
Gissurardóttir, assistant professor KHÍ Teaching and Learning on the Internet in Spring
quarter 2002. Research participation was
evaluated as 1/2 credit (1 ects), managed by
Sólveig Jakobsdóttir, associate professor KHÍ.
aMost are practicing teachers. In 2002 there were
22 graduate students that participated 17
women and 5 men.
aMade observations and short interviews of 102
individuals. Most did 4 observations (2 girls, 2
boys, averaging 13 minutes per observation).
Participants from homes in 2002 (i.e.
connected to grad. students’ families)
Staðsetning: Skóli
12
10
11
11
8
Fjöldi
Graduate students 2002
7
6
6
7
6
4
Kyn
3
2
Kvk.
2
1
0
6-9 ára
10-12 ára
13-15 ára
1 1
Kk.
1 1
16-19 ára
3
20-25 ára
Eldri en 25 ára
Aldursbil
X-axis = age, y-axis = Number, red = individual girls, green = individual boys, blue = pair of children
Participants 2002, everyone
Staðsetning: Heimili
20
12
10
17
10
16
16
8
13
10
6
6
6
9
5
4
4
2
2
1
0
6-9 ára
Aldursbil
10-12 ára
13-15 ára
16-19 ára
1
4
Kvk.
1
20-25 ára
Eldri en 25 ára
Kk.
Count
2
Kyn
5
Kyn
2
Fjöldi
6
4
3
2
0
6-9 ára
13-15 ára
10-12 ára
2
Kvk.
Kk.
20-25 ára
16-19 ára
Eldri en 25 ára
Aldursbil
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Observations - instructions
Types of Internet Use
AR: 2002
60
50
40
Hlutfall (%)
™ Write down as fast as
you can everything that
the individual being
observed is doing - try to
include movements,
facial expressions,
sounds, words,
keyboarding skills,
interaction with the
screen and others, things
going on on the screen.
30
20
Staðsetning
10
Skóli
0
Heimili
Missing
N-nam
N-uppl
N-leik
N-samsk
N-skap
Önnur
Forritaflokkur
N-nam = learning related, N-uppl = information search, N-leik = games,
N-samsk = communications, N-skap=creative, Önnur = Other
Popular websites????????????????
Popular websites????????????????
86 individuals under 20
a Entertainment and sports
a 62% visited such webs
They visited 59 webs that
were recorded plus a few
unrecorded
a Nobody under 10
a Girls more entertainment
a Boys more sports
Popular websites????????????????
Popular websites????????????????
a Games
a 52% participants used
those
a Information -related
a 31% participants used
those
a Not much gender
difference
a Most popular among
10-12 year olds
a School webs, 9%
a More girls than boys and
more prominent among
13 years and older
2
Popular websites????????????????
Popular websites????????????????
a Communications
a 22% used those
a Search machines/webs
a 19% of participants used
those
a More girls than boys
a More prominent among
13 years and older
a Mainly an Icelandic one
leit.is (16%)
Elements coded for - focus
Elements coded for attitude/enjoyment
aIncreases with age, less with increased
interaction with others, and less with
fragmentation of activity.
aBoys tend to be more openly positive in
their behavior than are the girls
AR: 2 2002
70
7,0
60
6,0
58
44
40
4,0
%
Einbeiting
54
50
5,0
3,0
30
26
2,0
20
1,0
Kyn
16
10
Kvk.
0,0
6-9 ára
10-12 ára
13-15 ára
16-19 ára
20-25 ára
Kk.
0
Eldri en 25 ára
Neikvætt
Hlutlaust
Jákvætt
Aldursbil
Viðhorf
Elements coded for - communication
or interaction with other individuals
Elements coded for - how experienced/
confident/skilled the students appear
Boys tend to appear more confident/less hesitant in what they are doing
More interaction in schools than homes
AR: 2002
AR: 2002
70
50
60
43
45
50
Hlutfall (%)
Hlutfall (%)
40
30
28
20
Kyn
16
Staðsetning
10 10
3
1,0
1,5
2,0
3,0
5
3,5
4,0
10
Kvk.
Kk.
0
10
0
30
20
21
10
40
Skóli
3
3
5,0
6,0
Heimili
Lítil
Miðlungs
Mikil
Reynsla
Samskipti
3
Speculations on what type of learning
may be taking place
Interviews - Internet use
AR: 2 2002
Examining students under 20 years old
60
50
51
%>0
40
35
Þekking = knowledge
Færni = Skills
Viðhorf = Attitudes
Annað =Other (really divided
between the other categories)
30
Spring 2001, 15 boys and 15 girls
Spring 2002, 24 boys and 25 girls 6-15 years old.
In the interview was e.g. asked about Internet use in and out
of school and the use of other types of technology.
24
20
10
9
0
Þekking
Færni
Viðhorf
Annað
2001
Interviews
Interviews - Internet use
aGames more prominent in younger group
than older but in 2001 data but such
difference was not visible in the 2002
group?
aTrend with project work/information
search mentioned more in 2002 than
2001?
Interviews
2001
Boys - Inte rnet out of school
Use the Inte rnet
Games
Don't use the Inte rnet
Info rmatio n search
Chat
E-mail
Music
10
10
5
3
2
2
1
66,6
66,6
33,3
20
13,3
13
6,6
ID42 Interesting web sites (8 year old )
www.puki.com.
ID 8 12 years old, buys games over the Net. ?
Girls - Internet out of school
2002
Boys - Internet out of school
Use the Internet
Games
E-mail
Don't use the Internet
Interest areas - vehicles/machines
Pictures
Chat
Information search
Music
Use the Internet
Do not use Internet
Games
E-mail
Information search
10
5
4
3
3
70,5
33,3
26,6
20
20
Not allowed to use Internet
Chat
1
1
6,6
6,6
Music
1
6,6
21
10
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
88%
42%
21%
13%
13%
13%
8%
8%
8%
ID 151 To find ways of cheating at games
ID 117 Plays games and chats
Boys - Internet in schools
Use the Internet
Games
Information searching
Games only
Projects
Visit home pages
Girls - Internet use out of school
Use the Internet
Games
E-mail
Information search
Download pictures
Don't use the Net
Chat
Interest area
Music
GSM tones
Interviews
2001
15 100%
9 60
5 33,3
4 26,6
3 20
1 5,8
ID 59 It is so boring [to use the Internet at
school] - we never get to go on the Interet
except to do something boring. We
sometimes need to search for something REALLY boring!
2002
22
11
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
88%
44%
20%
20%
16%
12%
8%
8%
8%
4%
2002
Boys - Internet in schools
Use the Internet
Information search
Games
Download, view pictures
E-mail
Chat
Don't use the Net
Look at websites
Webquest
Make web pages
22
15
11
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
92%
63%
46%
17%
13%
13%
8%
8%
4%
4%
ID 117 IRC
4
Interviews
2001
Girls - Internet in schools
Use Internet in schools
Games
Information search
In regular class
Sofware
Freetime
In computer class
In special computer class
E-mail
15
6
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
100
40
26,6
20
13,3
13,3
13,3
13,3
13,3
2002
Interviews
2001
Girls - Internet in schools
Use the Internet
Games
Information search
Freetime
Download/view pictures
E-mail
Software
Chat
25
14
10
5
4
3
1
0
100%
56%
40%
20%
16%
12%
4%
0%
Girls - technology use out of school
TV
14
CD-player
13
Computers
11
Radio
5
Computer games
4
Word processing
3
Play station
2
Game boy
1
GSM
1
2002
Girls - technology out of school
Computers
TV/video
Games
CD-players
Radio
GSM
Don't have GSM
Play station
GSM-games
Don't use computers out of sc
Computer games
Video recorder
93%
87%
73%
33%
27%
20%
13%
7%
7%
ID 111 Just as usuals
as the teacher says
24
18
12
10
9
8
5
2
2
1
1
1
96%
72%
48%
40%
36%
32%
20%
8%
8%
4%
4%
4%
ID 146 Watch TV, toaster, gsm, grill, microwave,
computers and video
Interviews
2001
oys - technology out of schools
Computers
14
TV-watching
13
Computer games
10
CD-player
8
GSM
5
Play station
4
Radio
3
Gameboy
3
Wordprocessing and home
2
work
Don't have computers
1
All media
1
2001
oys - technology use in schools
Computers
15
TV/video
7
Software
6
CD-players
4
Word processing
3
TV-documentaries
3
Learn
2
Tape recorder
2
GSM
2
Keyboard to develop kb-skills
1
Radio
0
2002
Boys - technology out of schools
Computers
TV/video
CD-player
Games
GSM
Radio
Computer games
Play station
Game boy
GSM games
Don't use computers
News
93%
87%
67%
53%
33%
27%
20%
20%
13%
7%
7%
Interviews
100%
47%
40%
27%
20%
20%
13%
13%
13%
7%
0%
22
21
14
11
11
7
5
4
4
2
2
1
92%
88%
58%
46%
46%
29%
21%
17%
17%
8%
8%
4%
Girls - technology use in schools
Computers
TV/video
Software
CD- players
Tape recorders
Keyboards (for developing
keyboarding skills)
Radio
13
9
5
4
2
2
87%
60%
33%
27%
13%
13%
1
7%
ID61 I sometimes do 25 lessons
in school and educational software
2002
Girls - technology use in schools
Computers
TV/video
CD-player
Software
Radio
GSM
Information technology
Computer games
Math
25
12
11
8
6
3
2
2
2
100%
48%
44%
32%
24%
12%
8%
8%
8%
ID 146 Telephone, sometimes,
GSM, grill and radio
Questions - improving the research
model - ongoing study
2002
Boys - technology use in schools
Computers
TV/video
Software
Projects
Computer games
CD-player
Forbidden to use GSM
Radio
Don't use computers
GSM
Math
Explorer/frontpage/medidor
Vword
Chat
Ritfinnur - writing software
Interviews
2001
21
8
6
6
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
88%
33%
25%
25%
21%
17%
17%
13%
13%
8%
8%
8%
8%
4%
4%
aInterview checklist, improve
aMake more detailed interviews with older
participants.
aNB - research not conclusive but provides sort
of a window - provides hints about trends and
ideas about further research regarding everchanging technology environment and use of
the Internet
aStudy site is: http://soljak.khi.is/netnot.
ID 151 Eins og kennarinn segir
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