ERIC Number: EJ768887
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 14
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-1539-1523
Technology as a Catalyst for Change: The Role of Professional Development
Matzen, Nita J.; Edmunds, Julie A.
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, v39 n4 p417-430 Sum 2007
This paper presents an analysis of results from an evaluation of The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning, a professional development program placing technology in the context of student-centered instructional practices. This analysis focuses on the relationship between the professional development and teachers' use of technology in their classroom and their general instructional practices. The results from this study indicate teachers increased their use of technology in ways viewed as more constructivist, regardless of their broader instructional practices. One possible explanation may be the instructional context of the professional development that teachers experience. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Constructivism (Learning), Professional Development, Student Centered Curriculum, Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Virtual Classrooms, Research Methodology, Technology Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Teacher Attitudes, Meta Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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