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Keywords

Computer networks; Teachers--In-service training; Telecommunication in education;

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of teacher inservice training on their utilization of computer based telecommunications. Eight teachers from a rural sized school district participated in this case study. The teachers were divided into experimental and control groups. Four teachers were assigned to each group. The experimental group attended two 90 minute training sessions on telecommunications and its educational applications. The control group did not receive training until after the study was complete. Both groups logged their telecommunications use over a 6-week period starting immediately after the experimental group attended the first training session. Results of this study indicated a positive effect of teacher inservice training on the use of telecommunications. The educators in the experimental group who had received telecommunications training used the technology 9 times successfully out of 11 attempts. Only 1 teacher in the control group made any attempt at using the technology and he was not successful. It is recommended that the experiment be repeated with a larger group and that different teacher inservice training models be explored.

Year of Submission

1990

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

First Advisor

Sharon Smaldino

Second Advisor

Robert Decker

Third Advisor

Michael Waggoner

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Date Original

1990

Object Description

1 PDF (112 leaves)

Language

en

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