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Technology predictors of inquiry-based teaching: an examination of two k-12 1:1 pilots

Theis, Jennifer Lee
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1460056561

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2016, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Bowling Green State University, Leadership Studies.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of technology use and facilitation of inquiry-based teaching across the curriculum through the implementation of a one-to-one technology pilot. This study also explored which technology related factors (Teacher Tech Use, Student Tech Use, Tech Barriers, Teacher Comfort) best predict the use of inquiry-based teaching methods with students. Additionally, there was an examination of changes (pre-post) in the use of inquiry-based methods as a result of the one-to-one pilot. Data were collected using a pretest and posttest 1:1 Teacher Survey developed by the Center for Assessment and Evaluation Services at Bowling Green State University. Participants were 80 teachers from two Northwest Ohio school districts who participated in a one-to-one pilot during the 2012-2013 school year. Three research questions guided this study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze Research Question 1 which examined if Teacher Tech Use, Student Tech Use, Tech Barriers, and/or Tech Comfort related to a teacher’s use of inquiry-based teaching methods. Teacher Tech Use and Teacher Comfort were both strongly related pre and post with regards to a general one-item inquiry-based learning item and an inquiry-based subscale. Multiple Regression was utilized to analyze Research Question 2 which examined if Teacher Tech Use, Student Tech Use, Tech Barriers, and Tech Comfort predicts a teacher’s use of inquiry-based teaching methods with students. The data revealed that Teacher Tech Use was the only significant predictor of a teacher use of inquiry-based teaching methods. Finally, a t-test of related samples was used to analyze Research Question 3 which examined if a one-to-one technology program for students significantly increased the use of inquiry-based teaching methods. The piloting of one-to-one in both districts was limited to approximately a six month time period. The data concluded that the one-to-one pilot did not reveal an increase in a teacher’s use of inquiry-based teaching methods with students. Pre survey revealed that teachers were already using inquiry-based teaching methods on a regular basis prior to the one-to-one pilot. Based upon the results, three main conclusions were drawn: 1) Teacher Tech Use and Tech Comfort relate to a teacher’s use of inquiry-based teaching methods 2) Teacher Tech Use was the single factor that best predicts a teacher’s use of inquiry-based teaching methods 3) after six months, a one-to-one initiative does not significantly increase a teacher’s use of inquiry-based teaching methods.
Rachel A. Reinhart (Advisor)
Savilla Banister (Other)
Judith Jackson May (Committee Member)
Paul A. Johnson (Committee Member)
Carrie Rathsack (Committee Member)
120 p.
Education; Educational Technology; Elementary Education; Teaching; Technology
Education; One-to-One; Technology; Inquiry-Based Learning; Inquiry-Based Teaching

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  • Theis, J. L. (2016). Technology predictors of inquiry-based teaching: an examination of two k-12 1:1 pilots [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1460056561

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Theis, Jennifer. Technology predictors of inquiry-based teaching: an examination of two k-12 1:1 pilots. 2016. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1460056561.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Theis, Jennifer. "Technology predictors of inquiry-based teaching: an examination of two k-12 1:1 pilots." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1460056561

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