| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0722 |
| Survey Title | Fact-finding Survey on Children's Utilization of ICT, 2008 |
| Depositor | Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute (Former Name:Benesse Corporation) |
| Restriction of Use |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
| Access to Datasets | Download |
| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available |
| Summary |
Since the late 1990s, the so-called “ICT media” (“ICT” being an abbreviation for Information and Communication Technology), such as mobile phones and personal computers, have developed and spread rapidly to assume an essential position in our lifestyles. Simultaneously with this, ICT media are rapidly infiltrating into children’s worlds as well, and the effects have attracted great interest from society. Against these social circumstances, the Benesse Educational Research & Development Institute has conducted a survey of children from fourth grade in elementary school to second year in high school, with the aim of grasping the state of and attitudes to ICT media use. The characteristics of this survey are as follows. 1. Allows broad capture of attitudes toward and facts about children’s ICT media use The survey allows the capture of basic facts about the usage rate and nature of usage of ICT media, such as mobile phones and personal computers and also enables information to be gathered about children’s own attitudes. Moreover, the survey has been designed on the basis of the perspectives of communication and learning, to allow information to be gathered on actual state and attitudes from the additional perspective of differentiation of media use. 2. Allows the capture of differences in developmental stages The survey has been conducted with the same items wherever possible over eight years from fourth grade in elementary school to second year in high school, enabling appreciation of how usage reality and attitudes differ in conjunction with growth and development. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Fourth-grade elementary school students to second-year high school students |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | Valid Responses: 10,267 |
| Date of Collection |
2008-09 ~ 2008-11 September to November 2008 |
| Time Period |
2008 ~ 2008 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure |
Non-probability: Purposive
Non-probability sampling, considering municipality population size and population density *To prevent bias in responses due to the size of the cities where the survey samples live, three regional divisions (metropolitan areas/mid-sized cities/rural areas) were established in advance, taking into account the municipality population size and population density, and sampling was carried out so that the surveyed regions were spread throughout Japan. *For elementary and junior high school students, the three regional divisions were established and multiple municipalities were sampled at random from the municipalities in each regional division. In addition, schools were sampled at random from the multiple sampled municipalities for the conduct of the survey. *For high school students, schools were sampled taking into account the schools’ deviation value level in addition to the three regional divisions for the conduct of the survey. Note that the sample schools contained full-time academic high schools (including science and mathematics curriculum). *The survey subjects were all public schools. |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Self-administered survey using questionnaire distributed and collected through schools |
| Investigator | Benesse Corporation |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0722 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | [Qustionnaire] |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Face items Year in school, gender, regional division, siblings (2) Everyday life Time use, frequency of various activities, use of video games, attitude to video games, etc. (3) Personal computer Whether or not respondent uses it at home, frequency and nature of use, education about computer at school, attitude to using it, parents’ involvement, etc. (4) Mobile phone Situation of ownership, frequency of use, functions used, attitude to using it, attitude to using it when with others, what respondent cares about when using it, parents’ involvement, etc. (5) Thoughts on personal computers and mobile phones View of science and technology, options for means of communication, use of blogs/bulletin boards and profiles, etc. (6) Learning Options for means of learning, use of personal computers in learning at home, time spent on study, grades in class, desired level of education, etc. (7) Friends Relationship with friends, etc. (8) Home Presence of a study room, parents’ use of computers, parents’ highest level of educational attainment, etc. *For details of survey items, please refers to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2014/11/17 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Compulsory and pre-school education Higher and further education Information society |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning |
| Version | 1 ： 2014-11-17 |
| Notes for Users |
Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. *Data on school names are not publicly available. |