ACT to Improve ICT Use for Learning: A Synthesis of Studies of Teacher Confidence in Using ICT in Two Queensland Schooling Systems

Autor/inn/en	Jamieson-Proctor, Romina; Finger, Glenn
Titel	ACT to Improve ICT Use for Learning: A Synthesis of Studies of Teacher Confidence in Using ICT in Two Queensland Schooling Systems
Quelle	In: Australian Educational Computing, 23 (2008) 2, S.12-18 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0816-9020
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Characteristics; Computer Attitudes; Computer Uses in Education; Public Schools; Catholic Schools; Gender Differences; Comparative Analysis; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computernutzung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Katholische Schule; Geschlechterkonflikt; Australien
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 68 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. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Council for Computers in Education. P.O. Box 1255, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia. Tel: +61-3-9349-3733; Fax: +61-3-9349-5356; Web site: http://www.acce.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10