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Singapore's preservice teachers' perspectives in integrating information and communication technology (ICT) during practicum
Citation
Choy, D., Wong, A. F. L., & Gao, P. (2008). Singapore's preservice teachers' perspectives in integrating information and communication technology (ICT) during practicum [Paper presentation]. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to investigate preservice teachers' perspectives in technology integration in Singapore. The preservice teachers participated in three surveys: 1) before taking the technology course, 2) after completing the course, and 3) after completing the ten-week teaching practicum. The first two questionnaires collected data related to their thoughts of using technology in their future teaching. The third questionnaire asked about their actual integration of technology during their ten-week teaching practicum. Qualitative data was also collected from ten purposefully selected participants to gather more in-depth information about how they planned to integrate technology and how they actually used technology in their teaching practicum. The findings from the quantitative survey data and the qualitative information were consistent and complemented each other. The results of the study provided a better understanding of preservice teachers' thoughts and actual practices in integrating technology into their teaching.
Date Issued
2008
Description
This paper was presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, held in Brisbane, Australia from 30 Nov to 4 Dec 2008