Abstract

The purpose of this case study was to examine a teacher education system relative to the degree of performance support for the use of technology to support learning. Performance support was measured by the presence of factors such as clear expectations, feedback, tools, rewards, incentives, motivation, capacity, skills, and knowledge within the system. Major stakeholders within the teacher education system at the target institution included teacher education faculty, teacher education students, and cooperating teachers in local schools. While results were specifically interpreted relative to the requirements of teacher education students, several areas of performance support were found to be required within and across stakeholder groups. Results of the study are discussed with a particular focus on the degree of alignment of supports across the system. Recommendations for the allocation of system resources related to technology integration are also discussed.

Citation

Schaffer, S.P. & Richardson, J.C. (2004). Supporting Technology Integration within a Teacher Education System. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 31(4), 423-435. Retrieved January 27, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/69371/.

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Keywords

• case studies
• Cooperating Teachers
• educational technology
• feedback
• Knowledge Level
• preservice teacher education
• Program Effectiveness
• Rewards
• student motivation
• technology integration