PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS

And their views of technology

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

ARTICLES ABOUT PRE-SERVICE

TEACHERS AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Analyzing the Degree of

Technology Use Occurring in

Pre-service Teacher Education

2. Science Student Teachers

and Educational Technology:

Experience, Intentions, and

Value

3. Pre-service Mathematics

Teachers’ Ambiguous Views of

Technology

Technology is not in

the forefront of teacher

education.

It’s use is no longer

just the assisting of the

teacher in personal

management.

It is now in the

forefront of instructional

uses.

A N A LY Z I N G T H E D E G R E E O F T E C H N O L O GY U S E O C C U R R I N G I N P R E -

S E RV I C E T E A C H E R E D U C AT I O N

Universities are altering

courses offered to infuse the

utilization of these technological

tools to enhance instruction

The end product is that pre-

service teachers should graduate

with the skills to integrate

technology into the classroom

More than anything,

this article opens my

eyes to the fact that

Universities are pushing

technology use in the

classroom like never

before.

AH-HA MOMENTS

Source:

Stobaugh, R. R. , & Tassel, J. L. (2011).

Analyzing the degree of technology use

occurring in pre-service teacher

education. Educational Assessment,

Evaluation and Accountability, 23(2),

Retrieved from

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11092-011-

9118-2 doi: 10.1007/s11092-011-9118-2

This was a study

examining science

student teachers’

experience with

technology to enhance

instruction, their

intentions for use, and

their belief in the value

of its use in the

classroom.

S C I E N C E S T U D E N T T E A C H E R S A N D E D U C AT I O N A L T E C H N O L O GY:

E X P E R I E N C E , I N T E N T I O N S, A N D VA LU E

Findings in the study

produced different

comfort levels based on

different subjects, and

previous technology

experiences

The more the student teachers knew

about technology, the more likely they

were to use it in their classroom for

students.

Citation:

Efe, R. (2011). Science student teachers and

educational technology: experience,

intentions, and value. International

Forum of educational Technology &

Society, 14(1), Retrieved from

http://www.ifets.info/journals/14_1/20.pdf

AH-HA MOMENTS

PRE -SERVICE MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ AMBIGUOUS VIEWS OF

TECHNOLOGY

This study sought to

investigate pre-service

teachers’ perceptions

about the nature of

technology and its role

in mathematics

education. Study

findings were based on

22 future teachers.

These teachers were

asked to reflect on socio-

cultural issues

associated with

technology

Most did not have the

tools to examine how

technology might

influence human

consciousness.

I had no idea that such

deep research was being

conducted about

technology. Can the use

of technology affect

human consciousness?

This is something I will

continue to monitor.

AH-HA MOMENT

Citation:Chen, R. J. (2011). Preservice

mathematics teachers' ambiguous views of technology. School Science and Mathematics, 111(2), Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1949-8594.2010.00061.x/full

There is more and

more technology being

researched for the

classroom

CONCLUSION

Pre-Service teachers

like myself, are more

and more at the

forefront of this

research, though the

results are mixed, there

is potential.