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Dissertation
Exploring Elementary Educator Perceptions Instructing through the Use of Handheld Technology
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2024
Abstract
One-to-one individualized instructional methods are becoming more prominent throughout schools. One-to-one means school institutions provide all students with some form of handheld device for classroom and home use. This research was a means to examine attitudes and perceptions of educators in one-to-one classrooms, where all K–12 students learn through school-issued technology. The relationship between classroom technology and instructional delivery underwent examination to determine instructional influence. As one-to-one programs continue to develop, pressure and opinions over negative student impact remain unsettled. Rogers’s (1962) diffusion of innovations theory served as the theoretical framework for this project, as it allows examination of adoption elements and innovation diffusion. Rogers’s theory established a concrete, useable framework for multiple research disciplines. Initiation of new technology never guarantees positive educator opinions. Prior researchers have indicated that although the desire is present to integrate technology, educators struggle with obstacles including confidence, competence, and access. The aim of this research was to determine the perceptions of educators using handheld tablet devices. The information needed to examine this research purpose involved an interpretative phenomenological approach, gathering information through educator interviews. This research allowed educators to share experiences transitioning to one-to-one classrooms and to assist in implementing new requirements. An important contribution of this research is that it provides stakeholders and policymakers with an increased understanding regarding educator perceptions of technology. Future research should include an emphasis on specific technology implementation while also considering educator attitudes and perceptions. Intentional data collecting tools should be created to measure, while also comparing, educator comfort levels with usage confidence.
Details
- Title
- Exploring Elementary Educator Perceptions Instructing through the Use of Handheld Technology
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Joan Nkansah (Committee Member)Mark Malisa (Committee Chair)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 235
- Copyright
- Unpublished work © Casey Corbitt Dowgul
- Identifiers
- 99380569996906600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- Education; University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida