ERIC Number: EJ1082129
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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Changes in Teachers' Attitudes toward Instructional Technology Attributed to Completing the ISTE NETS*T Certificate of Proficiency Capstone Program
Overbaugh, Richard C.; Lu, Ruiling; Diacopoulos, Mark
Computers in the Schools, v32 n3-4 p240-259 2015
An evaluation was conducted of teachers' attitudinal perceptions of their confidence for implementation, stages of innovation adoption, and satisfaction, as a result of participating in the International Society for Technology in Education's National Educational Technology Standards-Teachers (ISTE NETS*T) Certificate of Proficiency Capstone Program. The Self-Efficacy and Stages of Concern instruments provide insight into the attitudinal progression of program participants. Data were collected at pre, mid, post, and follow-up points. Results showed that the capstone program is effective; participants were clearly more confident that they could implement the technology-based/enhanced teaching/learning strategies in their schools; had far fewer concerns about their level of preparedness; were anxious to work with others in their schools; and believed their school/classroom climate was conducive to and supportive of technology integration. Additionally, participants' principals and/or supervisors were asked to provide data on their perception of the influence the capstone courses had on their teachers.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Change, Educational Technology, Curriculum, Teacher Certification, Adoption (Ideas), Satisfaction, Program Effectiveness, Pretests Posttests, Self Efficacy, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Classroom Environment, Teacher Surveys, Administrator Surveys, Statistical Analysis
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