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Shattuck, Dominick; Corbell, Kristen A.; Osbourne, Jason W.; Knezek, Gerald; Christensen, Rhonda; Grable, Lisa Leonor – Computers in the Schools, 2011
In this article the authors present a confirmatory factor analysis of the Teachers' Attitudes Toward Computers (TAC) and the Teachers' Attitudes Toward Information Technology (TAT) scales by Christensen and Knezek (1996, 1998) using large samples from three states. The TAC was reduced from 98 items and nine factors to 35 items and eight factors,…
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
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Morales, Cesareo; Knezek, Gerald; Christensen, Rhonda – Computers in the Schools, 2008
The Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment (TPSA) questionnaire was administered to 978 elementary and middle school teachers from Mexico City, and 932 elementary and middle school teachers from the Dallas, Texas, metroplex in the USA, in order to examine self-efficacy similarities and differences for technology proficiency self-appraisals in a…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Middle School Teachers
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Knezek, Gerald; Christensen, Rhonda – Computers in the Schools, 2008
Data gathered from 25 rural public school districts in Texas during 2002-2003 were used to assess the impact of educator professional development and technology-intensive classroom learning activities on first- and second-grade students' reading achievement. Students from 18 school districts received the treatment while students from 7 randomly…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Achievement, School Districts, Effect Size
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Christensen, Rhonda; Knezek, Gerald – Computers in the Schools, 2007
The Millennium Project was funded by the U.S. Department of Education Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) program for four years spanning 1999-2003. The project was led by the University of North Texas and sought to increase the quantity as well as quality of technology-infusing educators entering the workforce as classroom…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Teachers, Educational Technology, Preservice Teachers
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Christensen, Rhonda; Overall, Theresa; Knezek, Gerald – Computers in the Schools, 2006
This article introduces the concept of Personal Educational Tools (PETs) and places these tools within the context of existing rationales for using technology for teaching, learning, and instruction. An identification of the distinguishing characteristics of these devices is followed by the conjecture that these types of classifying…
Descriptors: Classification, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Materials
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Christensen, Rhonda; Knezek, Gerald – Computers in the Schools, 2002
Ten years of instrument development are summarized and placed within a framework for assessing the impact of technology in education. Seven well-validated instruments spanning the areas of attitudes, beliefs, skills, competencies, and technology integration proficiencies are presented, along with data analysis examples. These instruments are…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Instrumentation