The purpose of this study was to examine the proficiency or lack of
proficiency of prospective teacher education students at two-year community
colleges to use and integrate instructional technologies. In addition, this study
also examined the perceived perceptions of prospective teacher education
students levels of preparedness to use instructional technologies in their future
classrooms.
Participants in the study were students in a teacher preparation program.
The survey was administered to students from six community colleges in the
southeastern part of the United States. The Prospective Teacher Education
Students Survey was developed and administered to a sample of 109
prospective teacher education students.
Results of the study revealed a low proficiency in technology use for
database, ethical use understanding, and spreadsheet. Prospective teacher education students reported greater proficiency in computer operation, word
processing, and internet use. Low frequency and effectiveness were reported in
the use of technology mediated instructional strategies for synchronous
communication and simulations. Results indicated higher frequency and
effectiveness in technology mediated instructional strategies for word processing
and Internet use by students. Generally, students perceived their level of
preparedness to implement various technology skills as somewhat well
prepared . Descriptive statistics, raw percentages, and independent t-tests were
used to analyze the data.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2937 |
| Date | 15 May 2009 |
| Creators | Cavenall, Pamela Elaine Rogers |
| Contributors | Carter, Norvella, Knight, Stephanie L. |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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