Grundtvig Project: DIGITCLASS- Proposal for survey -

Contents

1. Theoretical backround of our survey

• What do we want to know?

• How can we answer our questions on a science-based way?

2. The survey

• Proposal

• Discussion

1. Theoretical backround

What do we want to know?

We care about the use and the integration of digital tools in our institutions.

What are digital tools? (Definition)

Which factors affect the integration of digital tools in classrooms?

(From a teachers‘ perspective)

1. Theoretical backround

Questions we could answer…

• …do teachers‘ demographic characteristics influence their integration of

digital tools?

• …do teachers‘ beliefs, readiness and computer proficiency influence their

integration of digital tools?

• …do school characteristics (support) influence teachers‘ integration of digital

tools?

• …which type of digital tools do teacher prefer in their teaching?

• …how frequently do teacher integrate digital tools and in which ways?

1. Theoretical backround

How can we answer our question(s) on a science-based way?

• 1. Step: Literature review

• 2. Step: Developing hypothesis based on existing models

• 3. Step: Developing a questionnaire

• 4. Step: Doing the survey

• 5. Step: Testing the hypothesis

• 6. Step: Publishing the results

1. Theoretical backround

A path model by Inan & Lowther (2009)

1. Theoretical backround

The Teacher Technology Questionnaire (TTQ)

• A validated data collection instrument (tested by the University of Memphis)

• Commonly used in research and evaluation studies

The Technology Implementation Questionnaire (TIQ)

• Also a data collection instrument (developed by the University of Quebec)

1. Theoretical backround

Proposal („My way or the highway“)

• Using the Teacher Technology Questionnaire TTQ as a basis

• Additional variables: teaching style and teaching activities (TIQ)

• Add items from the TIQ (Technology Implementation Questionnaire)

• Replace the terms „technology and computer“ by the term „digital tools“

• Define at the very beginning of the questionnaire how we understand the term „digital tools“

Proposal („My way or the highway“)

• 5 Sections:

1. Backround and teaching styles

2. Professional views on digital tools

3. Perception of own ability level regarding the use of digital tools

4. Perception of (technical) support

5. Perception on the frequency of integration digital tools

2. The Survey

2. The survey

To discuss…

• Common understanding of the term „digital tools“ (Question 5.3)

• Which schools do we want to compare (same/different) (Question 1.4)?

• Online-based or paper-based? (Using LimeSurvey??)

• What about translation?

• Timetable?

Thank you.