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Educational Media International | 2010

Constructivism and Technology Use: Findings from the Impacting Leadership Project

Amy Overbay; Ashley Seaton Patterson; Ellen Storey Vasu; Lisa Grable

This study used two surveys, the Activities of Instruction 2.0 (AOI 2.0) and the School Technology Needs Assessment (STNA) to assess the relationship between teachers’ level of constructivism and their level of technology use. Results indicate that constructivist practices and beliefs were significant predictors of technology use, after accounting for the contribution of other individual level demographic variables, and school‐level environmental factors. Teachers with more constructivist instructional practices were more likely to report using technology; similarly, teachers who believed more strongly that IT was a useful tool for student‐centered/constructivist teaching were more likely to use technology. Konstruktivismus und Gebrauch von Technologie: ergebnisse des IMPACTing Leadership Projekts Dieser Beitrag verwendete zwei Studien: Activities of Instruction 2.0 (AOI 2.0) und das School Technology Needs Assessment (STNA), um das Verhältnis zwischen dem Kenntnisstand der Lehrer bzgl. Konstruktivismus und ihrem Stand im Technologiegebrauch abschätzen zu können. Die Ergebnisse belegen, dass die konstruktivistischen Praxen und Annahmen signifikante Vorhersagen über den Technologiegebrauch unter Berücksichtigung anderer individueller demographischer Werte und schulspezifischer Faktoren ermöglichen. Lehrer mit größerer konstruktivistischer Unterrichtspraxis haben eher die Nutzung von Technologie angegeben. Ähnlich haben Lehrer, die stärker davon überzeugt waren, dass IT ein nützliches Werkzeug für schülerzentrierten konstruktivistischen Unterricht sind, auch den Gebrauch von Technologie bevorzugt. Constructivisme et usage de la technologie: les résultats du projet IMPACT sur le Leadership Dans cette étude on a utilisé deux enquêtes, les Activités d’Enseignement 2.0 (AOI 2.0) et l’Evaluation des besoins en technologie (STNA) pour mesurer la relation entre le niveau de constructivisme des professeurs et leur niveau d’usage des technologies. Les résultats obtenus indiquent que les pratiques et les croyances constructivistes étaient des indicateurs significatifs de l’usage des technologies, une fois pris en compte l’impact d’autres variables démographiques au niveau individuel ainsi que les facteurs environnementaux au niveau des écoles. Il y avait plus de chances que les enseignants ayant des pratiques éducatives plus constructivistes signalent qu’ils utilisaient la technologie; de la même façon, les enseignants qui croyaient le plus fermement que les TICE représentaient un outil utile pour un enseignement constructiviste centré sur l’étudiant étaient le plus susceptibles d’utiliser la technologie. El constructivismo y el uso de la tecnología: el impacto del proyecto IMPACT sobre el liderazgo La presente investigación está basada en dos encuestas, una Las Actividades de Enseñanza 2.0 (AOI 2.0) y la otra La Evaluación de las Necesidades en tecnología (STNA) para evaluar la relación entre el nivel de de constructivismo de los profesores y su nivel de uso de la tecnología. Los resultados indican que las prácticas y creencias constructivistas eran indicadores significativos de predicción del uso de las tecnologías una vez tomada en cuenta la contribucción de otras variables demográficas a nível individual y de los factores ambientales al nivel de la escuela. La probabilidad es que los profesores con prácticas instructivas más constructivistas eran los que señalaban un uso más frecuente de la tecnología; de la misma manera la probabilidad es que los profesores que pensaban con más fuerza que las TICs eran herramientas útiles para la enseñanza constructivista centrada en el alumno serían los mayores usuarios de la tecnología.


IEEE Transactions on Power Systems | 2014

FREEDM Precollege Programs: Inspiring Generation Y to Pursue Careers in the Electric Power Industry

Keith E. Holbert; Lisa Grable; Amy Overbay; Brandon Nzekwe

An aging workforce and rapid growth in STEM-related occupations provide critical reasons to involve precollege students and teachers in science and engineering activities. Additionally, concerns about climate change and green energy sources provide motivation for students to pursue careers in the electric power industry. NSF-supported FREEDM ERC precollege programs address these issues through three components, which are described in this paper: 1) a Research Experience for Teachers; 2) a Young Scholars commuter program for high school students; and 3) week-long renewable energy camps for middle school students. Assessment results for the first four years of the effort at four university campuses are presented.


power and energy society general meeting | 2013

FREEDM ERC precollege programs: Motivating careers in the electric power industry

Keith E. Holbert; Lisa Grable; Amy Overbay; Brandon Nzekwe

Declining interest and enrollments in STEM related fields are an impetus to engage precollege students and teachers in science and engineering activities. Concerns about climate change and green energy sources provide platforms to connect todays students to tomorrows careers in the electric power industry. Three facets of the NSF-supported FREEDM ERC precollege programs are described: (1) a Research Experience for Teachers, (2) a Young Scholars commuter program for high school students, and (3) summer science camps for middle school students. Assessment results for the fourth year of the effort at four different university campuses are presented.


Archive | 2004

The Power of Outliers (and Why Researchers Should Always Check for Them)

Jason W. Osborne; Amy Overbay


Archive | 2008

Best Practices in Data Cleaning: How Outliers and “Fringeliers” Can Increase Error Rates and Decrease the Quality and Precision of Your Results

Jason W. Osborne; Amy Overbay


Educational Leadership | 2011

A Technology Plan That Works.

Amy Overbay; Melinda Mollette; Ellen Storey Vasu


Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education | 2009

On the Outs: Learning Styles, Resistance to Change, and Teacher Retention

Amy Overbay; Ashley Seaton Patterson; Lisa Grable


The Journal of Technology and Teacher Education | 2006

Evidence-Based Education: Postcards From the Edge

Amy Overbay; Lisa Grable; Ellen Storey Vasu


Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference | 2005

Instructional Activities, Use of Technology, and Classroom Climate: What Lies Beneath

Lisa Grable; Amy Overbay; Jason A. Osborne


Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference | 2004

Assessing Teachers’ Technology Skills and Attitudes: Initial Findings From the North Carolina IMPACT Evaluation

Lisa Grable; Amy Overbay; Jason A. Osborne; Ellen Storey Vasu; Dominick Shattuck

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Lisa Grable

North Carolina State University

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Ellen Storey Vasu

North Carolina State University

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Brandon Nzekwe

Florida State University

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Jason A. Osborne

North Carolina State University

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Jason W. Osborne

North Carolina State University

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Ashley Seaton

North Carolina State University

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Dominick Shattuck

North Carolina State University

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Kevin Oliver

North Carolina State University

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