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Overbay, Amy; Patterson, Ashley S.; Vasu, Ellen S.; Grable, Lisa L. – Educational Media International, 2010
This study used two surveys, the Activities of Instruction 2.0 (AOI 2.0) and the School Technology Needs Assessment (STNA) to assess the relationship between teachers' level of constructivism and their level of technology use. Results indicate that constructivist practices and beliefs were significant predictors of technology use, after accounting…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Teaching Methods, Program Implementation, Teacher Attitudes
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Friedrich, Helmut Felix; Hron, Aemilian – Educational Media International, 2011
The present study aims at investigating which factors are relevant to induce teachers' student-centered classroom computer use. Survey data were collected from 361 teachers at comprehensive schools. Based on a systemic view of technology use in schools, different individual teacher characteristics and school contextual factors were examined.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Teacher Characteristics, Computer Uses in Education
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Birch, A.; Irvine, V. – Educational Media International, 2009
In this study, the researchers explore the factors that influence preservice teachers' acceptance of information and communication technology (ICT) integration in the classroom. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) was developed by Venkatesh et al. ["MIS Quarterly, 27"(3), 425-478] in 2003 and shown to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Lebens, M.; Graff, M.; Mayer, P. – Educational Media International, 2009
Given that children in Germany with a lower socio-economic status (SES) are over-represented at general secondary schools, the present study aimed to examine the impact of children's SES on attitudes towards computers. The results suggest that compared to average SES students, children from deprived socio-economic backgrounds perceive the computer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Access to Computers, Computer Attitudes