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Advancement of Student Technology Integration Skills through University Pre-service Coursework
Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2000 (2000) pp. 1505–1510
In the United States (U.S.) there is a shortage of new teachers possessing skills to integrate technology into the classroom. The U.S. Department of Education has recognized this problem and has funded projects targeted at pre-service teacher...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Integration, Classrooms
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Advancing Teachers Through Stages of Adoption of Technology in the Classroom
Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1983–1987
Stages of Adoption of Technology are used in conjunction with other assessment instruments to determine attitude, skill and technology access changes that assist in moving a teacher further along in his/her level of classroom technology integration. ...
Topics: Teachers, Integration, Professional Development, Developmental Stages
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Preservice versus Inservice Educators' Attitudes Toward Information Technology
Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1999 (1999) pp. 1319–1322
This paper compares and contrasts attitudes of preservice teachers to those of inservice teachers and administrators. In the first section we describe categories of preservice and inservice educators from which data has been gathered, while the...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education
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Influence of Home Access on Attitudes, Skills, and Level of Use for Teachers and Students in Technology Integrating Classrooms
Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 2037–2038
The interaction of home access and school use of computers has been a topic of discussion among educational researchers for more than a decade. Evaluation of a U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant and a Preparing...
Topics: Evaluation, Educational Technology, Teachers, Computers, Schools
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Teacher Home Access as a Primary Indicator of Stage of Adoption of Technology
Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 867–870
The authors previously reported finding extensive differences in teacher attitudes and skills as well as student perceptions of technology, based on whether or not information technology users had access to a computer at home (Knezek & Christensen,...
Topics: Professional Development, Educational Technology, Integration, Teachers, Computers
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The Technology in Education Competency Survey (TECS): A Self-Appraisal Instrument for NCATE Standards
Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knezek
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 2288–2289
The Technology in Education Competency Survey (TECS v1.1) is a self-assessment rating form covering teacher competencies in major areas addressed by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards for the USA. It ...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Competencies, Students
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Instruments for Assessing Interest in STEM Content and Careers
Tandra Tyler-Wood; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 18, No. 2 (April 2010) pp. 345–368
Two new instruments created to assess perceptions of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines and careers are analyzed and found to have respectable to excellent internal consistency reliability, as well as good content,...
Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Engineering, Science, Attitudes, Teachers, Computers, Assessment, Mathematics, Evaluation, Middle School Education, Research Methods, Students
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Barriers to Teaching with Technology for Alternative Certification Teachers
Tandra Tyler-Wood; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 3209–3214
This study examined the technology skills of 278 pre-service teachers as they entered and exited a required, technology infused, introductory special education course. The major finding was that alternative certification teacher candidates generally ...
Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology
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An Instrument for Self-Appraisal of General Preparation in Technology for Prospective Teachers
Rhonda Christensen; Cesareo Morales; Theresa Overall; Gerald Knezek
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 734–737
The purpose of this study was to create and pilot test an assessment tool for pre-service teachers based on national standards regarding their general preparation to use technology in the classroom. The survey was produced from the The National...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Standards
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Commonalities in Professional Development and Research Designs: Setting the Stage for Cross-Project Findings from NSF ITEST Activities, Part 1
Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Dale Magoun; Charlotte Owens
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3258–3259
In this symposium, projects from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Information Technology Experiences for Teachers and Students (ITEST) Program will describe their teacher training models and research designs from a perspective of sharing plans ...
Topics: Standards, Professional Development, Teachers, Information Sciences, Students
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A Comparison of Self-Report and Observer Ratings of Educator Technology Integration Proficiency
Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Garry Mayes; Cesareo Morales
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 892–897
Teachers from four elementary schools in a large public school district in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area of Texas were observed for the purpose of comparing and contrasting observer ratings with self-report assessments regarding level of...
Topics: Teachers, Integration, Assessment, Schools
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DAMSALS2 ITEST Project--Technology Infused Science Set in the Local Environment
Patty Watts; Michael Camille; Charlotte Owens; Rhonda Christensen; Gerald Knesek; Theresa Overall
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3775–3780
The DAMSALS2 ITEST Project at University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is training teachers to provide students with technology skills needed to prepare them for technology intensive careers in agriculture. Eco-loggers, hand-held GPS units, and...
Topics: Teachers, Information Sciences, Students
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Implementing Technology into Preservice Teacher Courses: PT3 First Year Accomplishments
Tandra Tyler-Wood; Rhonda Christensen; Dana Arrowood; Jeff Allen; Michelle Maldonado
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (2001) pp. 1784–1787
More than 20 preservice methods courses are currently taught in the College of Education at the University of North Texas. Prior to 1999, fewer than half of these courses made extensive use of information technology, and fewer than one-fourth...
Topics: Educational Technology, Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education