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Longitudinal Study of Technology Training to Prepare Future Teachers
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Mayo, Nolie Brown; Kajs, Lawrence T.; Tanguma, Jesus – Educational Research Quarterly, 2005
This three year study examined a program designed to prepare Pre-k to Grade 12 teacher candidates (TCs) to develop and deliver lessons that effectively incorporate technology that enable their students to use technology to achieve lesson plan objectives. Three variables were used: (1) comfort level with technology, (2) frequency of technology use,…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Preservice Teacher Education, Technology Integration
Microcomputers in the Classroom: Focusing on Teacher Concerns.
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Cicchelli, Terry; Baecher, Richard – Educational Research Quarterly, 1989
Teacher concerns about introducing microcomputers into the classroom were studied. Seventy-eight teachers at elementary (n=24), junior high (n=7), and senior high (n=47) school levels completed the Stages of Concern Questionnaire. Concerns developed in a hierarchical order, from self to task to impact. Inservice activities matching concern areas…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Teachers
Computer Anxiety Considerations for Design of Introductory Computer Courses.
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Howard, Geoffry S.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1987
Computer anxiety was studied in undergraduates without previous computer experience enrolled in an introductory course (N=111). About 33 percent had seriously high levels of computer anxiety. It may be advantageous to segregate initially anxious students into separate classes. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content