ERIC Number: EJ1171707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr
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The Role of Relevance in Future Teachers' Utility Value and Interest toward Technology
Kale, Ugur; Akcaoglu, Mete
Educational Technology Research and Development, v66 n2 p283-311 Apr 2018
Seeing the relevance of tasks for future use is important for developing value and interest in them. We employed a pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design using a mixed-methods approach to examine if reflecting on the relevance of technology to future teaching practices influences elementary and secondary preservice teachers' utility value and interest toward technology integration. The findings from 111 preservice teachers revealed that reflecting on the connections of technology to future teaching increased their maintained interest in technology integration regardless of their situational interest levels. Reflections also helped them recognize technology-supported classroom management strategies in their current implementations. Differences observed between elementary and secondary preservice teachers highlighted a need for helping secondary preservice teachers develop higher interest and deeper understanding of utility values of technologies for future practices. Results also underscored the importance of emphasizing various benefits of technology regarding collaboration, assessment, and self-paced learning--utility values that were minimally observed in the study.
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Quasiexperimental Design, Mixed Methods Research, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Interests, Technology Integration, Reflection, Instructional Program Divisions, Value Judgment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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