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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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K-12 Teachers: Technology Use and the Second Level Digital Divide
Reinhart, Julie M.; Thomas, Earl; Toriskie, Jeanne M.
Journal of Instructional Psychology, v38 n3 p181-193 2011
This exploratory study examines differences in K-12 educators' use of technology for instruction across school economic factors. Survey data from 94 practicing K-12 teachers are analyzed. This study finds that schools' economic factors explain variation in how teachers use technology to promote higher-order thinking skills. Our findings support the existence of a Second-Level Digital Divide. The study also identifies a need for access to technology facilitators, as well as in-service training for practicing teachers on how to use technology to promote higher-order thinking skills. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Economic Factors, Thinking Skills, Teacher Educators, Educational Technology, Data Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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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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