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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Article 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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ERA Journal ID | 20268 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Jamieson-Proctor, Romina (Author) and Finger, Glenn (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Educational Computing |
Journal Citation | 23 (2), pp. 12-18 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2008 |
Publisher | Australian Council for Computers in Education |
Place of Publication | Canberra, Australia |
ISSN | 0816-9020 |
1443-833X | |
Web Address (URL) | http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=174367;res=AEIPT |
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 | student learning; ICT use |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
390405. Educational technology and computing | |
461002. Human information behaviour | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
Griffith University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yyw1/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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