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Park, Sung Hee; Ertmer, Peggy A. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008
Although computers are now commonplace within our lives, integration within schools is much less ordinary. While access and training are no longer considered significant barriers, attention has turned to the potential influence of teachers' beliefs. In response, problem-based learning (PBL) has been proposed as an effective approach for changing…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Problem Based Learning, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
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Ertmer, Peggy A.; Addison, Paul; Lane, Molly; Ross, Eva; Woods, Denise – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Examines the relationships between first- (external) and second- (internal) order barriers to technology implementation by observing and interviewing several teachers within a single elementary school who had achieved varying levels of integration. Discusses strategies for technology staff development. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education
Ertmer, Peggy A.; Bai, Hua; Dong, Chaoyan; Khalil, Mohammed; Park, Sung Hee; Wang, Ling – 2002
The President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) (1997) suggested that in order to achieve effective use of computers in schools, a ratio of four to five students per computer was needed. Market Data Retrieval (Education Week, 2001) reported, in the year 2000, the student-computer ratio in U. S. schools dropped to an…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education
Ertmer, Peggy A. – 2000
Besides a host of technical and logistical questions, more subtle issues, related to teachers' pedagogical visions and beliefs, as well as their perceived confidence for using technology, are also known to impede meaningful classroom technology use. Assuming that most designers and staff developers are fairly well prepared to provide technical…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Ertmer, Peggy A.; Conklin, Deborah; Lewandowski, Judith – 2001
Current teacher educators are being challenged to find opportunities for their preservice teachers to develop both competence in, and confidence for, integrating technology into their curricula. Given the difficulty involved in trying to arrange successful classroom technology experiences for preservice teachers, this study was designed to examine…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Ertmer, Peggy A.; Hruskocy, Carole; Johnson, Tristan; Lai, Feng-Qi – 1998
This study investigates the effectiveness of integration efforts at an elementary school, where for the past 2 years, all students (grades 1-5) have received computer training at least one day per week from the media specialist, university personnel, and/or volunteers. A group of 18 students were trained as technology tutors in additional after…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change