Are secondary preservice teachers well prepared to teach with technology? A case study from China
Author(s) -
George Zhou,
Zuochen Zhang,
Yueke Li
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australasian journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1449-5554
pISSN - 1449-3098
DOI - 10.14742/ajet.922
Subject(s) - technology integration , china , teacher education , educational technology , mathematics education , psychology , pedagogy , medical education , teacher preparation , higher education , medicine , political science , law
This case study investigates how well secondary preservice teachers are prepared to use technology in teaching in China. The study focuses on a teacher education program that is a representative of many of those in mid-sized Chinese universities. It examines participants' experiences with, perspectives of, and expectations about the use of technology and the training they are receiving in this area. Data collected through survey and interviews indicate that research participants have similar perspectives regarding the use of technology in teaching and the integration of technology in teacher education as their counterparts elsewhere. They reported an overall low level of ability to use technology and shared some concerns with the technology training they received from the teacher education program.
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