ERIC Number: EJ723739
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Publication Date: 2006-Jan
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Beginning with a Baseline: Insuring Productive Technology Integration in Teacher Education
Banister, Savilla; Vannatta, Rachel
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, v14 n1 p209-235 Jan 2006
If colleges of education are going to successfully prepare teacher candidates to meet NETS-T standards (Kelly, 2002), then teacher education programs must begin developing strategies to assess technology competencies of beginning college students. Colleges must then move beyond these assessments to providing student support for achieving technological competencies. With this type of foundation, teacher preparation programs will then be able to provide students with experiences that nurture powerful technology integration in P-12 settings. This article presents one college's efforts in developing and implementing a mandatory technology skills assessment for beginning teacher education students. A sample of the assessment is provided, as well as scoring checklists, a description of the resources that support student mastery of these skills, and the procedures for administering the assessment, and recording results. The context of continued technology integration in coursework and field experiences is emphasized.
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Student Evaluation, College Students, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, Evaluation Methods
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, P.O. Box 1545, Chesapeake, VA 23327-1545. Tel: 757-366-5606.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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