ACT to improve ICT use for learning: a synthesis of studies of teacher confidence in using ICT in two Queensland schooling systems
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Paper/Presentation Title | ACT to improve ICT use for learning: a synthesis of studies of teacher confidence in using ICT in two Queensland schooling systems |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Jamieson-Proctor, Romina (Author) and Finger, Glenn (Author) |
Editors | Moyle, Kathryn |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 2008 Australian Council for Computers in Education Conference (ACEC 2008) |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
ISBN | 9780646498096 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://acce.edu.au/search/node/jamieson-proctor |
Conference/Event | 2008 Australian Computers in Education Conference: ACT on IcT (ACEC 2008) |
Event Details | 2008 Australian Computers in Education Conference: ACT on IcT (ACEC 2008) Parent Australian Computers in Education Conference Event Date 29 Sep 2008 to end of 02 Oct 2008 Event Location Canberra, Australia |
Abstract | A review of the literature about student use of ICT and the impact of ICT use on learning reveals a complexity of rationales and terminology that underwrite ICT initiatives; various dimensions and stages of integration; inherent methodological difficulties; obstacles to integration such as teacher ICT confidence, expertise and beliefs about the potential for ICT to make a difference to student learning; teacher professional development; school technological infrastructure and support; and the need for ICT leadership (Jamieson-Proctor, Burnett, Finger, & Watson, 2006). This paper investigates the overarching research question - Are ICT initiatives having the desired impact on teaching and learning in schools? It provides a synthesis of the results of recent investigations by us in Queensland State and Catholic schools involving 2652 teachers from 168 schools across the two systems. Significant statistical findings that link teachers’ confidence in using ICT with students, to the quantity and quality of students’ use of ICT for learning are highlighted. The findings support the hypothesis that current ICT initiatives are having less than the desired result in both Queensland systems. The paper concludes with a call for Australia-wide research to unpack and address the factors, such as teacher confidence, that are currently constraining the use of ICT within Australian schooling systems. |
Keywords | information technologies; communication technologies; ICT; evaluation; state education; Catholic education |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460806. Human-computer interaction |
390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators | |
390405. Educational technology and computing | |
Public Notes | Deposited with permission of publisher. Award winning paper. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
Griffith University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yqz8/act-to-improve-ict-use-for-learning-a-synthesis-of-studies-of-teacher-confidence-in-using-ict-in-two-queensland-schooling-systems
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