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Edited by Dr. Lynne Schrum, George Mason University
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| formerly Journal of Research on Computing in Education |
Volume 39 Number 4 Summer 2007
Student and Teacher Views About Technology: A Tale of Two Cities?
Quing Li, Ph.D
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Education
University of Calgary
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to critically examine teachers’ and their
students’ views about technology integration in schools focusing on the
following questions:
- What are students’ perceptions about technology integration in schools?
- What are teachers’ views about using technology in teaching and learning?
- What do teachers say about the “oversold, underused” phenomenon
of technology in schools?
Data were collected from 15 secondary mathematics and science teachers and
450 secondary students. The results suggest that teachers’ attitude towards
technology uses in schools tends to be negative, while student attitudes can
be summarized as enthusiastic. Most importantly, the fearfulness of being replaced
by computers contributes to the “oversold, underused” phenomenon.
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Contributor
Qing Li is associate professor at the University of Calgary. Dr. Li received
her PhD from the University of Toronto in 2001. Before joining the Faculty of
Education in 2002, she worked as an assistant professor at the University of
North Dakota from 2000 to 2002.
Copyright 2007, (International Society for Technology in Education). All
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