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Perceptions of Teacher Laptop Training. Michael V. Weaver. About. Participants volunteered to answer 10 statements using a 5 point Likert scale about perceived effectiveness of laptop training.
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Perceptions of Teacher Laptop Training Michael V. Weaver
About • Participants volunteered to answer 10 statements using a 5 point Likert scale about perceived effectiveness of laptop training. • All participants were faculty and administration that have taken part in the first year of a 1:1 laptop immersion program.
Reasoning • Training is key in laptop initiatives • Teachers must know how to integrate, not just ‘use’ technology. • Very little research done on training. Most done on effectiveness of program (overall end results)
Process • Step 1: Create instrument • Could not find an existing instrument • Try to keep statements focused • Step 2: Administer survey • Used surveymonkey.com • Sent e-mail to all possible participants • Left survey open for 2 weeks
Process • Step 3: Collect data • Very easily done with surveymonkey • Step 4: Organize data • Started with Excel • Scaled items according to responses • Imported items into SPSS • Step 5: Run data in SPSS
Results • Reliability • 1st analysis yielded a Cronbach’s alpha of .721 • ‘Respectable’ according to the DeVillis Scale • Reviewed the Item-Total Statistics • Recomputed three times • Ended up with 7 items and an alpha of .856 = ‘Very Good’ on DeVillis Scale
Results • Factor Analysis • Done to reaffirm reliability. • 2 analyses run • First on original data • Second on data with statements 4, 5, and 9 removed
Results • ANOVA Summary Table for Linear Regression • Comparison of F1 and statement 10 • F1 = combination of statements 1 - 9
Results • The resulting R-Square is .298. • F1 accounts for 29.8% of the responses to statement 10.