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Brush, Thomas; Glazewski, Krista D.; Hew, Khe Foon – Computers in the Schools, 2008
The purpose of this study was to develop and field-test the Technology Skills, Beliefs, and Barriers scale and to determine its validity and reliability for use with preservice teachers. Data were collected from 176 preservice teachers enrolled in a field-based teacher education program located at a major Southwestern university in the United…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Measures (Individuals), Field Experience Programs
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Vannatta, Rachel A.; Banister, Savilla – Computers in the Schools, 2008
In an effort to establish a baseline of technology competency among our entering education students, our College of Education began implementing the Assessment of Technology Competencies (ATC) in Fall 2003. This performance-based assessment evaluates word-processing, presentation, spreadsheet, graphic/drawing, and Internet skills. Although…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Student Surveys, Student Evaluation, Computer Software
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Niederhauser, Dale S.; Perkmen, Serkan – Computers in the Schools, 2008
Teachers' beliefs about their self-efficacy for integrating technology, their outcome expectations for integrating technology, and their interest in using technology to support student learning influence their intentions for incorporating technology into their instructional practices. To date, instruments developed to examine the relationships…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Measures (Individuals), Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
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Rosen, Dina; Nelson, Charles – Computers in the Schools, 2008
New social-sharing applications are transforming the Internet from a "read-only" (Web 1.0) environment to a "read-write" ecology that many are calling Web 2.0. These tools (e.g., weblogs and wikis) enable Internet users to publish information online almost as easily as they can read online, and they have tremendous potential for learning. This…
Descriptors: Internet, Social Networks, Communities of Practice, Technological Advancement
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Liu, Leping; Johnson, D. Lamont – Computers in the Schools, 2002
A study of methods to assess student learning in instructional technology courses was conducted using an IT learning model that consists of four dimensions. Static assessment and dynamic assessment methods were employed to assess student (a) attitudes toward technology, (b) learning and use of technology, (c) technology integration, and (d)…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Student Evaluation
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Peart, Moses; Sheffield, Caryl J. – Computers in the Schools, 2002
The major challenges facing education systems in the information age include issues of how to prepare for and capitalize on the technological revolution and how to integrate computer technology into the curriculum. Jamaica, like most developing countries, is taking on these challenges with perhaps as much focus and increased importance as any…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Needs Assessment, Information Technology