Share Paper: Candidate perspectives about technology infusion in their teacher education preparation program

  1. Jon Michael Clausen, Ball State University, United States
  2. David Rutledge, New Mexico State University, United States
  3. Arlene Borthwick, National Louis University, United States
Wednesday, March 15 10:45 AM-11:15 AM Iberville

Abstract: This study utilized Q methodology to examine teacher education candidates' perspectives about technology infusion within their educator preparation programs (EPP’s). We sought candidates' perspectives to better understand how technology infusion efforts were impacting their learning about technology use and integration. Eighty candidates from two different EPP’s completed a forced sort of 44 statements where they made value choices along a spectrum of “most unlike me” to “most like me.” Analysis with Q-Perspectives® Online software revealed Central State University candidates coalesced into two clusters of groups. Analysis of Southwest Mountain University revealed three groups of perspectives. A whole group snapshot provided ...