ERIC Number: EJ1046823
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Elementary School Teachers' Use of Technology during Mathematics Teaching
Polly, Drew
Computers in the Schools, v31 n4 p271-292 2014
Various educational technologies have been advanced as potential vehicles to transform teaching and learning. Still, research studies have documented that primary school teachers struggle to integrate technology in meaningful ways. This article presents the findings of a year-long study in which the author frequently observed three primary school teachers' enactments of technology into their mathematics teaching. Each teacher was observed between 25 and 30 times during the school year. The types of technologies used as well as the types of mathematical tasks and problems that participants posed while teaching with technology were inductively analyzed. Inductive qualitative analyses indicated that participants' technology use focused on presentation technologies such as the document camera or interactive whiteboard more than computer-based technologies or interactive activities. Further, teachers varied widely in their enacted pedagogies while integrating technology, and two participants demonstrated more frequent enactments of learner-centered pedagogies toward the end of the school year. Implications for researching teachers' use of technology in the future are also shared.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Technology Integration, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Classroom Observation Techniques, Teaching Methods, Visual Aids, Educational Technology, Student Centered Curriculum, Participant Observation, Semi Structured Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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