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DISSERTATION BOOT CAMP PRESENTATION: JUNE 4. JORGE GOMEZ. DESSERTATION TOPIC. THE RELATIONSHIP OF INSTRUCTOR TECHNICAL LITERACY AND PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE AND CONSIDERING TEACHER ATTITUDE TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN CAREER ACADEMIES. RESEARCH QUESTIONS.
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DISSERTATION BOOT CAMP PRESENTATION: JUNE 4 JORGE GOMEZ
DESSERTATION TOPIC • THE RELATIONSHIP OF INSTRUCTOR TECHNICAL LITERACY AND PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE AND CONSIDERING TEACHER ATTITUDE TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN CAREER ACADEMIES
RESEARCH QUESTIONS • 1. What is the degree of relationship between the level of technical literacy of career academy instructors and the academic performance of career academy students? • 2. What is the degree of relationship between the level of pedagogical experience of career academy instructors and the academic performance of career academy students?
RESEARCH QUESTIONS • 3. What is the degree of relationship between teacher technical literacy and student academic performance when controlling for teacher attitudes toward technology integration? • 4. What is the degree of relationship between teacher pedagogical experience and student academic performance when controlling for teacher attitudes toward technology integration?
Criterion (Dependent) VariablesStudent Academic Achievement • Scores on the Reading Section of the 2012 Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test • Scores on the Spring 2012 Algebra 1 End of Course (EOC) Assessment • Scores on the Spring 2012 Geometry End of Course (EOC) Assessment • Scores on the Spring 2012 Biology 1 End of Course (EOC) Assessment
Predictor Variables 2010 Inventory of Teacher Technology Skills (ITTS) Performance Indicators: 1. Basic Operations 2. Productivity 3. Communication 4. Research 5. Planning, Management and Instruction 6. Social, Ethic, Legal and Human Issues
Predictor Variables • Instrument: Teacher’s Attitudes Toward Computers Survey (TAC) • Demographic and Teaching Experience Data • Confidence and Comfort Using Computers • Attitudes Toward Computer Use • Teacher Confidence Level • Integration of Computers Into the Classroom
Predictor Variables for Question One Instrument: 2010 ITTS 1. Basic Operations 2. Productivity 3. Communication 4. Research 5. Planning, Management and Instruction 6. Social, Ethic, Legal and Human Issues
Predictor Variables for Question Two Instrument: Teacher Attitude Toward Computers • Demographic and Teaching Experience Data
Predictor Variables for Question Three • Instrument: 2010 ITTS • 1. Basic Operations • 2. Productivity • 3. Communication • 4. Research • 5. Planning, Management and Instruction • 6. Social, Ethic, Legal and Human Issues • Instrument: TAC • Confidence and Comfort Using Computers • Attitudes Toward Computer Use • Teacher Confidence Level • Integration of Computers Into the Classroom
Predictor Variables for Question Four Instrument: TAC • Demographic and Teaching Experience Data • Confidence and Comfort Using Computers • Attitudes Toward Computer Use • Teacher Confidence Level • Integration of Computers Into the Classroom
Cross-Validation Method Responding teachers and their respective students will be randomly assigned to two sub-groups at each school (A and B). The performance of students in groups A and B will be compared. Performance of students at each of the six schools will be compared by school to the other five schools.