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Title:
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NO PAIN, NO GAIN? TEACHERS MANNERS, FUNCTIONAL USE, AND PERCEIVED VALUES IN IMPLEMENTING ICT IN INSTRUCTION |
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Author(s):
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Keijo Sipilä |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-17-5 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson |
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Year:
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2010 |
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Edition:
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Vol. I |
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Keywords:
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ICT, Teachers, Education, Technology, Teaching |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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209 |
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Last Page:
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217 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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The aim of this study is to investigate Finnish primary and secondary teachers in their frequency and nature of ICT use, levels of ICT implementation, functional uses, and perceived values about educational use of ICT. The data was collected with an online questionnaire and analyzed with expectancy-value theory as a theoretical background. Analysis of the data reveals that teachers use ICT mostly for administrative tasks. Teachers methods of utilizing student-centered approaches in their teaching, proficiency levels in relation to ICT, and their self-reported stage of ICT integration into teaching strongly depend on how much ICT teachers use in their teaching activities. The results also show that primary teachers value utilizing ICT in teaching more positively than secondary teachers even though secondary teachers reported being more active in the use of ICT in various functional uses. Future research will focus on finding how pedagogically grounded ICT training could change the way teachers implement ICT in their instructional activities. |
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