Assessing Teachers’ Technology Skills and Attitudes: Initial Findings From the North Carolina IMPACT Evaluation
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Lisa Grable, Amy Overbay, Jason Osborne, Ellen Vasu, Dominick Shattuck, NC State University, United States
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Atlanta, GA, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-52-5 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
This paper will report initial findings and implications stemming from a statewide technology integration project funded by NCLB. Methods for measuring technology skills and attitudes of teachers along with learning styles and prevalent modes of teaching will be discussed. Further, this report will examine the initial characteristics of teachers at the outset of a major three-year technology intervention. The IMPACT project serves as an example for evaluating the adoption of technology by teachers within a fully funded deployment of a model. This work is supported in part by a grant from ESEA, Title II, D, Enhancing Education Through Technology.
Citation
Grable, L., Overbay, A., Osborne, J., Vasu, E. & Shattuck, D. (2004). Assessing Teachers’ Technology Skills and Attitudes: Initial Findings From the North Carolina IMPACT Evaluation. In R. Ferdig, C. Crawford, R. Carlsen, N. Davis, J. Price, R. Weber & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2004--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 926-930). Atlanta, GA, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 27, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/14530/.
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