Digital access

Digital Access: full electronic

participation in society. (Ribble, 2011)
 Content

Electronic devices used

Bandwidth satisfaction
A place where the internet is mostly accessed
How often the internet is accessed
Level of skill in technology
 Types Electronic devices
used
Types of electronic devices used From the graph presented on left side,
most student in Rosebank College,
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14

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14
Polokwane campus who took part in
the survey are using their laptops to
VALUE OF STUDENTS

10

access the internet with them being 14

10
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6 out of 32 and at least 3 of them are

4 5
using the smartphones.
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Laptop Desktop Tablet Smartphone
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Satisfaction Satisfaction with the bandwidth

with the
bandwidth
Bandwidth is the speed of data flow in
digital networks which is usually measured in
bits per seconds. Most students are satisfied
with the bandwidth at Rosebank College
resulting with 69% who took part in the
survey. 13% of them are not certain with
their answer and 19% is definitely not
satisfied.

Yes No Maybe
 An area where An area where the internet is mostly accessed

the internet is
mostly
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accessed

Value of students
27 out of 32 students who took part in the
survey they access the internet on the
campus. This is mostly because the school
has a free Wi-Fi for the students and the
workers. Five of them access it outside
campus by means of using their own
internet connection such as buying the data
5
bundles or free Wi-Fi at their residents or
anywhere they can access it.
On campus Outside
Accessed area
 How often do you access the
internet?
How often do you access the internet Most of the students access the
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internet everyday using their devices.
25
This is due to the school online
20
activities that are given at the campus
15 and some of them access it for other
10 non-academics such as downloading
5
music, Facebook, etc.
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Everyday Once a week
 Rate of the level of skill in technology
RATE OF THE 25

LEVEL OF SKILL 20

IN TECHNOLOGY
15

Value of students
Most of the leaners have a good level of
skill in technology. This is mostly because
they have the background of technology and 10
there is no one who can rate their level of
skill as bad. Out of 32 students who took
part in the survey, 20 of them are good and
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at least 12 of them are fair with their skills.

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Fair Good
Level of skill
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8 Correlation
Value of Students

6
Deskotop According to the survey conducted, the level of skills in
Laptop
Smartphone
technology and the devices used mostly, is the laptop and most
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Tablet of them when it comes to the level of skill they are good
resulting with 11 students out of 32.
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0
Fair Good
The Level of Skill & Types of Electronic Device