Share Paper: Supporting Pre-service Science Teachers’ Beliefs, Self-confidence, and Attitudes Towards Technology Integration

  1. Joshua Ellis, Florida International University, United States
  2. Angelica Pazurek, University of Minnesota, United States
Thursday, March 21 11:30 AM-12:00 PM Sunset 2

Abstract: This study explored the beliefs, self-confidence, and attitudes of pre-service science teachers who enrolled in a teacher licensure course that focused on technology-integrated instruction. This course made explicit use of the RAT framework (Hughes, Thomas, & Scharber, 2006) by immersing teacher candidates in technology-integrated learning activities that replaced, amplified, or transformed the learning experience. Findings reveal positive changes in teacher candidates’ beliefs, self-confidence, and attitudes regarding technology-integrated instruction, even over the relatively short timespan of a semester-long instructional technology course. Their participation in course activities enabled candidates to develop a more sophisticated view of the role of technology integration in ...