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Making in Virtual Reality Environments: A Case Study of K-12 Teachers' Perceptions on the Educational Affordances of Virtual Reality for Maker-Centered Learning
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Matthew Caratachea; W. Monty Jones – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
The emergence of immersive VR technology in K-12 educational spaces has created a need for research examining the affordances and constraints of this technology for student learning. The current study uses a case-study methodology to illustrate K-12 secondary science teachers' perceived affordances and constraints of using immersive VR tools to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Affordances, Computer Simulation
Sources of Teachers' Self-Efficacy for Technology Integration from Formal, Informal, and Independent Professional Learning
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Barton, Emily A.; Dexter, Sara – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020
Teachers do not consistently maximize the potential of classroom technologies for enhancing student learning. As their self-efficacy is positively associated with technology integration, developing teachers' self-efficacy could increase high-quality integration. We investigate how a holistic system of professional learning about technology…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Technology Integration, Informal Education, Independent Study
Expanding Approaches for Understanding Impact: Integrating Technology, Curriculum, and Open Educational Resources in Science Education
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Ye, Lei; Recker, Mimi; Walker, Andrew; Leary, Heather; Yuan, Min – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2015
This article reports results from a scale-up study of the impact of a software tool designed to support teachers in the digital learning era. This tool, the Curriculum Customization Service (CCS), enables teachers to access open educational resources from multiple providers, customize them for classroom instruction, and share them with other…
Descriptors: Open Education, Educational Resources, Technology Integration, Computer Software
How Teachers Learn: The Roles of Formal, Informal, and Independent Learning
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Jones, W. Monty; Dexter, Sara – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2014
A qualitative study of math and science teachers at two middle schools identifies how their system for learning to integrate technology into their teaching goes beyond what school leaders typically consider when planning for teachers' learning. In addition to (a) the district-initiated, or formal, system of professional development (PD) and…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers, Informal Education
An Investigation of Middle School Science Teachers and Students Use of Technology inside and outside of Classrooms: Considering Whether Digital Natives Are More Technology Savvy than Their Teachers
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Wang, Shiang-Kwei; Hsu, Hui-Yin; Campbell, Todd; Coster, Daniel C.; Longhurst, Max – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2014
The purpose of the study is to investigate the popular assumption that the "digital natives" generation surpasses the previous "digital immigrants" generation in terms of their technology experiences, because they grow up with information and communication technology. The assumption presumes that teachers, the digital…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Educational Technology, Computer Literacy
Comparing Technology-Related Teacher Professional Development Designs: A Multilevel Study of Teacher and Student Impacts
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Walker, Andrew; Recker, Mimi; Ye, Lei; Robertshaw, M. Brooke; Sellers, Linda; Leary, Heather – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
This article presents a quasi-experimental study comparing the impact of two technology-related teacher professional development (TTPD) designs, aimed at helping junior high school science and mathematics teachers design online activities using the rapidly growing set of online learning resources available on the Internet. The first TTPD design…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Problem Based Learning, Program Effectiveness