ERIC Number: EJ1171686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 20
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Action Research for Improving the Effectiveness of Technology Integration in Preservice Teacher Education
Kuo, Nai-Cheng
i.e.: inquiry in education, v6 n1 Article 3 2015
This study aims at exploring how the Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework can be used to improve the effectiveness of integrating IDEA '04 and Research for Inclusive Settings (IRIS) modules in preservice teacher education. The purposes of this study were to maximize the potential of TPACK at the college and university level and to improve the quality of technology integration in teacher education. The results indicate that the use of TPACK in teacher education can offer teacher educators a way to enhance technology integration and to help preservice teachers build a more solid foundation of knowledge and practices.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Preservice Teacher Education, Action Research, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Higher Education, Preservice Teachers, Blended Learning, Web Based Instruction, Learning Modules, Literacy Education, Disabilities, Student Diversity, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Mixed Methods Research, Program Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Special Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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