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Cubillos, Jo Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The integration of technology into classroom instruction in K-12 schools remains problematic. The problems associated with this integration are troubling, as technology integration may change a teacher's pedagogy toward more innovative approaches that increase student achievement. The purpose of this study was to document teachers' experiences as…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Integration
Ray, Janet L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Distinct purposes were identified for this phenomenological multiple-case study. The first purpose of the study was to determine in what ways the BbPRP influenced (a) leadership, (b) strategic planning, and (c) process management among the five selected schools within AISD. The second purpose of this study was to examine administrators'…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Phenomenology, Urban Schools, School Districts
Powers, Jillian R. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this mixed methods study was twofold. First, the study assessed whether Davis' (1989) Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was useful in predicting instructional usage of the interactive whiteboard (IWB), as reported by K-8 teachers. Second, the study set out to understand what motivated those teachers to use the IWB for classroom…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Interactive Video, Bulletin Boards, Mixed Methods Research
Cunningham, Carlton A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Technology enhancements of the past two decades have not successfully overcome the problem of low motivation in Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12). Motivation and math achievement have been identified as major factors contributing to the high school dropout problem (30-50% in traditional/online programs). The impact of extrinsic rewards on…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Dropouts, Online Courses
Aslan, Sinem – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose of this study was to improve existing design theories for characteristics of an information-age school and roles that educational technology should serve for key stakeholders in such schools. In addition to this primary purpose, this study explored how learner-centered instruction and assessment were implemented in an…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Learner Controlled Instruction, Access to Information, Information Technology
Athens, Wendy – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Self-directed learning (SDL) is an important life skill in a knowledge-based society and prepares students to persist, manage their time and resources, use logic to construct their knowledge, argue their views, and collaborate. The purpose of this study was to facilitate mastery of physics concepts through self-directedness in formative testing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Physics, Mastery Learning, Academic Discourse