2015
DOI: 10.5539/ies.v8n6p151
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A Senior Teacher’s Implementation of Technology Integration

Abstract: This study investigated whether a senior teacher with many years of teaching experience, despite lacking adequate technology skills or contending with other barriers, can sufficiently implement technology integration in the classroom. The research was conducted between October 2013 and January 2014 and was focused on a junior high school biology teacher with 17 years of instructional experience. A qualitative method involving semistructured interviews and classroom observation of 4 conducted lessons was used t… Show more

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“…This finding is consistent with previous research that personal experience of technology integration highly affects teachers' beliefs and commitments of technology [13]. Furthermore, strongly supported by the whole community as well as successful experience in technology use, Mr. Su exhibited more confidence in technology use and displayed a high motivation to experiment it in his class [16], [18].…”
Section: Change In Perception Of Technology Integrationsupporting
confidence: 81%
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“…This finding is consistent with previous research that personal experience of technology integration highly affects teachers' beliefs and commitments of technology [13]. Furthermore, strongly supported by the whole community as well as successful experience in technology use, Mr. Su exhibited more confidence in technology use and displayed a high motivation to experiment it in his class [16], [18].…”
Section: Change In Perception Of Technology Integrationsupporting
confidence: 81%
“…In fact, senior teachers were found to have interest in learning about technology and its effective use in the classroom [17]. Furthermore, senior teachers with a solid base of pedagogical knowledge were considered in a good position to apply technology in instruction [18]. However, lack of sufficient technology skills usually keep senior teachers from using technology in their classes [12].…”
Section: A Teachers' Use Of Technologymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This was because of her ability to discuss pedagogical and technological decisions in a deliberate manner. That is, the ability to integrate content and pedagogical knowledge is still important to enhancing the capacity to apply appropriate technologies in the classroom (Kushner & Ward, 2013;Tsai, 2015). Thus, in the current study, technology integration as one of the components that enhance students' comprehensibility of specific content was considered.…”
Section: Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (Tpack)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The second showed that the teacher's perspectives on technology integration ranged from "technology as a tool for teaching" to "technology as a learning activator." Moreover, the teacher's implementation of technology integration is affected by external factors such as poor technology management [11]. Therefore, technology management skill is also needed by the teacher to conduct an effective technology-based English teaching.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%