Research Article
Andrew C. Lawrence, Adel T. Al-Bataineh, Douglas Hatch
CONT ED TECHNOLOGY, Volume 9, Issue 2, pp. 206-224
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine educator’s perceptions regarding the quality of student learning during the implementation of a one-to-one computing program in a private secondary school in central Illinois. The sample of the study consisted of 26 teachers, administrators, and counselors who worked with 320 students during one-to-one technology implementation program. First a Likert type scale was administered and then interviews were conducted with the participants to find out their observations, perceptions, and opinions with regard to student learning. The results show that most educators believe that student learning has slightly improved with the implementation of one-to-one technology program
Keywords: One to one technology, Technology implementation, Challenges of technology, Teacher perceptions of technology use
Research Article
Jennifer L. Harris, Mohammed T. Al-Bataineh, Adel Al-Bataineh
CONT ED TECHNOLOGY, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp. 368-381
ABSTRACT
This research was a quantitative study using 4th grade participants from a Title 1 elementary
school in Central Illinois. This study set out to determine whether one to one technology (1:1
will be used hereafter) truly impacts and effects the academic achievement of students. This
study’s second goal was to determine whether 1:1 Technology also effects student motivation
to learn. Data was gathered from students participating in this study through the Pearson
enVision Math series with Topic Tests, Discovery Education Assessment results, and attendance
records being used. The results show that 1:1 Technology could be a factor in student academic
achievement and motivation to be at school. These findings are important due to the
technological shift that schools are currently facing. With more technology exposure for
students and more professional development for teachers to hone their newly acquired
teaching methods, 1:1 Technology may be the catalyst needed for school districts to help their
students achieve at higher levels.
Keywords: one to one technology, technology implementation, student motivation, academic achievement
Research Article
Mohammad Al Bataineh, Sharon Anderson
CONT ED TECHNOLOGY, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp. 38-61
ABSTRACT
This study used a cross-sectional, ten-point Likert-type scale survey design, to examine the perception of Jordanian seventh to twelfth-grade social studies teachers of the competency needed for technology implementation in their classrooms. The instrument for this study was a modified version of a survey developed by Kelly (2003) called the Technology in Education Survey (TIES). The scale ranged from 1-10, with 1 being the lowest score, indicating not important or not competent, and 10 being the highest score, indicating very important or very competent. Due to the cultural context of the study, the researcher used an Arabic-language version of the survey used by Al Ghazo (2008). The convenience sample (n = 221) was a blend of male (n = 135) and female teachers (n = 86). A significant interaction was found between age and gender of social studies teachers and their perceptions of competency needed to implement technology. Female teachers who were thirty or younger and who were thirty-one to thirty-nine scored the highest mean of perceptions of competency toward implementing technology in social studies classrooms, higher than all male teachers, while male and female teachers who were forty or older scored the same lowest mean (49.5) of perceptions of competency. Female teachers with the least teaching experience had high perceptions of competency for implementing technology in social studies classrooms, while female teachers with the most teaching experience had lower perceptions of competency than male teachers. The result of the study provides useful information to social studies educators, professional development leaders, national policy makers and teachers of social studies who are interested in understanding the factors that affect technology use in social studies classrooms in Jordan
Keywords: Social studies education, Educaional technology implementation, Teacher competency, Technology in the classroom