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The Effects of E-Mentoring on Beginning Teacher Competencies and Perceptions
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Hunt, Jessica H.; Powell, Selma; Little, Mary E.; Mike, Alyson – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2013
There is a critical need to mentor novice special education teachers to meet the current and projected teacher shortages. However, due to the various skill-levels of beginning special education teachers in schools and the small number of current special educators in each school who could serve as mentors, there is difficulty finding…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction
Patterns of Interactive Media Use among Contemporary Youth
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van den Beemt, A.; Akkerman, S.; Simons, P. R. J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011
The intensive use of interactive media has led to assertions about the effect of these media on youth. Rather than following the assumption of a distinct Net generation, this study investigates diversity in interactive media use among youth. Results from a pilot study show that contemporary youth can be divided into clusters based on the use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Opinions, Factor Analysis, Internet
Teacher Reported Preparedness: A Study of One Midwest Metropolitan School District
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Murphy-Pope, Allison – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The ultimate purpose of school lies in the success and achievement of its students. Therefore, efforts must be made to continuously improve achievement for every student. What the teacher knows and can do in the classroom is the most powerful factor in increasing a student's achievement (Cunningham & Allington, 2003; Darling-Hammond, 2000;…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Metropolitan Areas, School Districts, Academic Achievement
Integrating Data Mining in Program Evaluation of K-12 Online Education
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Hung, Jui-Long; Hsu, Yu-Chang; Rice, Kerry – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study investigated an innovative approach of program evaluation through analyses of student learning logs, demographic data, and end-of-course evaluation surveys in an online K-12 supplemental program. The results support the development of a program evaluation model for decision making on teaching and learning at the K-12 level. A case study…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Databases, Virtual Classrooms, Decision Support Systems
Preparing Teachers to Use Technology: Effects of Training Experience on Confidence and Knowledge
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Alfieri, Michele; Tutty, Jeremy I. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between computer technology training experiences and pre-service teachers' confidence and knowledge. Participants enrolled in one of four distinct training experiences at two universities (computer literacy only, computer integration only, separate integration and literacy, combined…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Computer Literacy
Science Literacy by Technology by Country: USA, Finland and Mexico. Making Sense of It All
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Papanastasiou, Elena C. – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2003
The purpose of this study was to examine how variables related to computer availability, computer comfort and educational software are associated with higher or lower levels of science literacy in the USA, Finland and Mexico, after controlling for the socio-economic status of the students. The analyses for this study were based on a series of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computers, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education