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Exploring the Dual-natured Impact of Digital Technology on Student-classroom Engagement in a Texas Public High School

The past decade has become rife with an eagerness to integrate new digital technology into teaching. While there have been decades of research done on the importance of curriculum and pedagogy on student engagement, findings of actual technology integration are scarce. Moreover, what does it take to engage students in classroom activities and lessons when technology is introduced? The purpose of this study was to explore how digital technology, when integrated into classroom teaching and activities, impacted the students-classroom engagement based on the interim-cognitive, meta-cognitive, motivational, and behavioral markers. This was explored in a Texas public high school across the four core classes (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Data was collected in the form of observational field notes, transcripts of recorded lessons, and Likert-scaled surveys. Thematic analysis was used in analyzing qualitative data, Pearson’s correlation of those components found by factor analysis verified three of the five themes identified from the thematic analysis with statistical significance. The findings suggest that mere use of technology does not have a profound impact on student engagement. Instead, technology tends to amplify the existing classroom culture and social norms agreed upon between the teacher and their students. Texas teachers and students are also redefining the meaning of curriculum to include technology as a result of the attempted integration. This research finds that students’ hands-on activities under teachers’ guidance with the use of technology excel when teachers are molding digital work.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc822755
Date12 1900
CreatorsAyers, Joseph J.
ContributorsHoyt, Mei, Warren, Scott J. (Scott Joseph), Laney, James D., Young, Jamaal
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatx, 111 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas
RightsPublic, Ayers, Joseph J., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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