ERIC Number: EJ875354
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0738-0569
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21st Century Paradigms for Pre-Service Teacher Technology Preparation
Lambert, Judy; Gong, Yi
Computers in the Schools, v27 n1 p54-70 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 analyses were used to examine differences in students' computer attitude, self-efficacy, and computer skills before and after instruction. Results of the study suggest that, even in a more rigorous course, pre-service teachers became less anxious about computers, their belief in the value of using technology to enhance teaching and learning as well as their self-efficacy toward integrating technology in the classroom significantly improved, and they became more advanced in their technical skills and knowledge of how to apply these skills in the classroom. (Contains 7 tables, 2 figures, and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Educational Technology, Skill Development, Education Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, College Instruction, Student Surveys, Teacher Surveys, Computer Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness, Course Content
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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