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The “third” – order barrier for technology-integration instruction: Implications for teacher education
Citation
Tsai, C. C., & Chai, C. S. (2012). The" third"-order barrier for technology-integration instruction: Implications for teacher education. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 28(Special issue, 6), 1057-1060. http://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.810
Author
Tsai, Chin-Chung
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Chai, Ching Sing
Abstract
Technology integration is a major trend in contemporary education practice. When undertaking technology integration in classrooms, a first-order barrier and a second-order barrier, as proposed by Ertmer (1999), can hinder its implementation. The first-order barrier is external, such as lack of adequate access, time, training and institutional support. The second-order barrier includes teachers’ personal and fundamental beliefs such as teachers’ pedagogical beliefs, technology beliefs, willingness to change. This paper argues that the lack of design thinking by teachers may be the “third”-order barrier for technology integration.
Date Issued
2012
DOI
10.14742/ajet.810