Teachers’ Views on Factors Affecting Effective Integration of Information Technology in the Classroom:  Developmental Scenery

Levin, Tamar; Wadmany, Rivka

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Teachers’ Views on Factors Affecting Effective Integration of Information Technology in the Classroom: Developmental Scenery

Levin, T. & Wadmany, R. (2008). Teachers’ Views on Factors Affecting Effective Integration of Information Technology in the Classroom: Developmental Scenery. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 16(2), 233-263. Chesapeake, VA: SITE.
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Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
ISSN 1059-7069
Volume 16, Issue 2, March 2008
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Chesapeake, VA

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Tamar Levin, Tel Aviv University, Israel; Rivka Wadmany, Teachers College of Technology, Israel

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This article reports on an exploratory, longitudinal study, which examined six teachers' views on the factors that affect technology use in classrooms. The research examined teachers of grades 4, 5, and 6-for three years, studying the teachers both as a group and as individual case studies. Three case studies were selected for analysis, with the aim of exploring the relation between the changes that occurred in the teachers' educational views and practices as a result of their exposure to teaching and learning with the aid of rich technology and their views on factors affecting technology integration. The findings point to two developmental patterns in teachers' views on the factors affecting technology use in the classroom: the first is concerned with the source of influence on technology adoption, and focuses mainly on the human factor; the second is concerned with the nature of the influence when using technology in the classroom, ranging from technical to cognitive transformation. The three case studies reveal three different profiles of change and demonstrate the complex relations between teachers' orientations concerning the conditions affecting technology use, and the changes that occur in teachers' views and practices.

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[1] Cuban , L . (2001) . Overso ld and underused . Cambr idge , MA : Harvard Un iversity Press .

[2] Di Benedetto , O . (2005 , June) . Does techno logy in f luence teach ing prac t ices in the c lassroom? Paper presen ted a t the Na t iona l Educa t iona l Compu t ing Conference 2005 , Ph i lade lph ia , PA .

[3] Fryer , W . (2003) . Techno logy in tegra t ion lessons from the TLA. Retrieved Ju ly 15 , 2006 ,

[4] Geertz , C . (1983) . Loca l know ledge. New York: Basic Books .

[5] Jones , A . (2004 , June) . A rev iew o f research l i tera ture on barr iers to the uptake of ICT by teachers. Br i t ish Educa t iona l Commun ica t ions and Techno logy Agency (Bec ta) Vers ion 1 . Re tr ieved November 29 , 2007 , from h t tp : / /www .bec ta .org .uk

[6] Lam , Y . (2000) . Technoph i l ia vs . Technophob ia : A pre l im inary look a t why second- language teachers do or do no t use techno logy in the ir c lassrooms . Canadian Modern Language Review , 56(3), 390-420.

[7] Papa , R . (2003) In tegra t ing techno logy in the c lassroom: Cha l lenges schoo ls and c lassroom teachers face . Retrieved February 19 , 2007 ,

[8] Saye , J . (1997) . Techno logy and educa t iona l empowermen t : S tuden ts’ perspec t ives . Educa t iona l Techno logy Research and Deve lopmen t , 45(2) , 5-25 .

[9] Scrimshaw , P . (2004) . Enab l ing teachers to make success fu l use o f ICT . Coven try , UK : Bec ta . Re tr ieved June 9 , 2004 from h t tp : / /

[10] In terna t iona l Con ference 2000 (pp . 2044-2049) . Norfo lk , VA : Assoc i- a t ion for the Advancemen t of Compu t ing in Educa t ion .

[11] Szabo , M . (2002) . Educa t iona l re form through ins truc t iona l techno logy: Par t II . Deve lopmen t o f a tra in ing sys tem based on innova t ion d i f fu- s ion theory . Edmon ton , AB , Canada: University of Alber ta , Depar tmen t of Educa t iona l Psycho logy .

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