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Rice, Mary F. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
When school buildings closed in Spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many teachers began instructing with online technologies. Schools in the United States remained obligated to provide all students access to learning under federal laws in these challenging circumstances. The purpose of this study was to learn from teachers of students with…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Technology Uses in Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Dalinger, Tara; Asino, Tutaleni I. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
For P-12 teachers to effectively learn a technology, they must manage the cognitive load inherent to this learning task. However, technology adoption research has not investigated effects of cognitive load on teachers' experiences with learning technology or their technology adoption decisions. Hence, an instrument measuring cognitive load…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Measures (Individuals)
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Francom, Gregory M.; Lee, Sang Joon; Pinkney, Halle – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 schools in the United States closed and teachers transitioned to distance learning. The purpose of this survey research study is to determine technology resources and strategies K-12 teachers have used in this transition. Additionally, this study examines the difficulties teachers experienced, along with…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, COVID-19
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Kaynar, Neslihan; Sadik, Olgun; Boichuk, Elina – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
This paper examines teachers' perceptions about using electronic books (e-books) in early childhood education to improve students' literacy skills. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 teachers in three different schools for this aim. Thematic analysis technique was used to analyze the views. The findings suggest that teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Electronic Publishing, Early Childhood Education, Literacy Education
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Goeman, Katie; Elen, Jan; Pynoo, Bram; van Braak, Johan – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
This paper is a report on the key findings of a region-wide monitoring study conducted in Dutch-speaking schools in Belgium. First, we elaborate on the building blocks of the instrument, which has been updated and improved since its first deployment in 2007. In particular we focus on the core indicators, along with the multi-actor approach, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Integration, Preschool Education, Elementary Education
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Hill, Doris Adams; Flores, Margaret M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
Both picture exchange, a low-tech picturebased communication system, and technologybased interventions, such as the iPad™ with communication application, are emerging treatments for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to the National Autism Center (2009). Recently, investigations regarding the use of the Apple iPad™ to…
Descriptors: Pictorial Stimuli, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Handheld Devices
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Aldosemani, Tahani Ibrahim; Shepherd, Craig E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
The purpose of the study was to examine preservice teachers' attitudes using Second Life for multicultural literacy and to explore effective strategies to implement this technology in teacher preparation programs. Participants included thirty-six preserve teachers from early childhood, elementary, and secondary education programs.…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Cultural Pluralism, Preschool Teachers
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Parton, Becky Sue; Hancock, Robert – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
Very young children learn by exploring their surroundings, mostly by playing, during which they construct mental representations of the world. In fact, prior to Piaget's formal operational stage, children need concrete, hands-on experiences rather than abstract concepts to support more natural learning, developing, and thinking. In terms of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Physical Environment, Pilot Projects