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Adiguzel, Tufan; Vannest, Kimberly J.; Zellner, Ronald D. – Computers in the Schools, 2009
Given the increasing influence of technology and the explosion in data collection demands, the acceptance and assimilation of new paradigms and technologies require today's educators, researchers, and evaluators to consider alternative tools, and apply them effectively. One of these alternatives, handheld computers, also known as personal digital…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Data Collection, Research Methodology, Handheld Devices
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Lambert, Judy; Gong, Yi – Computers in the Schools, 2010
This study investigated major course changes in 11 sections of a stand-alone educational technology course redesigned around 21st century skill sets as opposed to technical skill development. Conducted in the fall of 2007 and spring 2008 with a random sample of 100 pre-service teachers, independent and paired sample t tests and correlational…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Educational Technology, Skill Development, Education Courses
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Giordano, Victoria A. – Computers in the Schools, 2008
This mixed method study reports long-term effects of a staff development model on P-12 teachers' instructional practices and dispositions regarding Internet integration into teaching. The model design was guided by participants' varying professional developmental levels and their values and beliefs about teaching and learning. A survey,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Internet, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods
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Lai, Kwok-Wing; Pratt, Keryn – Computers in the Schools, 2008
A key question for educational researchers is whether information and communication technology (ICT) use enhances teaching and learning. In this paper, the authors report findings from a three-year study (2001-2004) investigating teaching and learning effects of ICT use in 26 secondary schools in New Zealand as perceived by teachers. The most…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers
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Frederick, Gregory R.; Schweizer, Heidi; Lowe, Robert – Computers in the Schools, 2006
This case study chronicles one teacher's experience in the semester after an in-service course, Using Technology for Instruction and Assessment. Results suggest that success in the course and good intentions do not necessarily translate into dramatic change in methods or media of instruction. Student mobility and special needs, unexpected…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Educational Technology, Inservice Teacher Education, Technology Integration
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Hardy, Janice V. – Computers in the Schools, 1998
Examines the literature that discusses teacher attitudes toward and knowledge of computer technology to determine how they incorporate it into their classrooms. Topics include motivation; training; support; computer anxiety; deterrents to the use of computer technology; and training needs, including inservice and staff development and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Liu, Leping; Johnson, D. Lamont – Computers in the Schools, 2002
A study of methods to assess student learning in instructional technology courses was conducted using an IT learning model that consists of four dimensions. Static assessment and dynamic assessment methods were employed to assess student (a) attitudes toward technology, (b) learning and use of technology, (c) technology integration, and (d)…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Student Evaluation
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Kahn, Jessica; Pred, Robert – Computers in the Schools, 2002
The design, implementation, and evaluation of the second phase in a two-year faculty development initiative by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium on Higher Education (SEPCHE) is presented. The initiative addressed instruction of SEPCHE faculty in the use of technology in college teaching. Six workshops were conducted for faculty in specific…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Workshops, Faculty Development, College Instruction