Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions of Technology Proficiencies and Motivation to Integrate Technology in School Curriculi

Citation: Perrotta, C. (2013). Do schoollevel factors influence the educational benefits of digital technology? A critical analysis of teachers' perceptions. Abstract The supposed benefits of teachers' use of information and communications technology (digital technology) are well-reported throughout the academic literature – most often involving issues of enhanced learning outcomes, increased p...

This article discusses technology integration literature used to guide the design and implementation of a technology professional development intervention (TPDI) for secondary education teachers. Qualitative multiple-case research methods were used to examine teachers’ perceptions of the TPDI factors to provide a deeper understanding of which factors teachers’ perceived to be beneficial to the ...

OBJECTIVES Student evaluation of individual teachers is important in the quality improvement cycle. The aim of this study was to explore medical student and faculty perceptions of teacher evaluation in the light of dwindling participation in online evaluations. METHODS This study was conducted at the United Arab Emirates University College of Medicine & Health Sciences between September 2010 ...

As the second in a series of studies concerning the development of kindergartners’ self-perceptions, this study examined the effects of the kindergarten experience on self-perceptions of African American and White students as they progressed through their kindergarten year. Using a countywide sample of 209 children in 31 classrooms, the study incorporated in vivo observations of teachers’ verba...

This study examined whether children with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) demonstrate positive illusory perceptions of their own competence and others' competence. Participants (67 children with ADHD symptoms; 40 non-ADHD children) completed the Self-Perception Profile for Children and rated actors' competence in videos clips where inconsistent cues of performance ha...

Since their introduction in the 1990s, charter schools have grown from a small-scale experiment to ubiquitous feature of public education landscape. The current study uses legislative removal cap on maximum number charters North Carolina as natural assess impacts school growth teacher quality and student composition traditional (TPS) at different levels local market penetration. Using an instru...

The problem addressed in this study was the exploration of present uses of technology in secondary social studies classrooms and secondary social studies teachers’ perceptions of effective technology integration. This survey study examined teachers’ and students’ technology use, teachers’ pedagogical practices, teachers’ beliefs about technology and motivations when using technology, and teache...

Purpose: Knowledge about principals’ leadership roles in charter schools’ success has become more important as the number of charter schools increases and as we have learned more about the influence of principal leadership on school effectiveness. To contribute to the limited empirical literature on the principal labor market, this study explores the reasons for the disparity of turnover rates ...