Only 20 percent of U.S. teachers felt well prepared to integrate educational technology into classroom instruction (1998)¶
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q2 i? In a 1998 national survey, only 20 percent of full-time public school teachers reported feeling very well prepared to integrate educational technology into classroom instruction. → CEO Forum on Education and Technology 1999
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CEO Forum on Education and Technology 1999¶
CEO Forum on Education and Technology. (1999). School Technology and Readiness Report. Professional Development: A Link to Better Learning. The CEO Forum on Education and Technology, Year Two. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED428747
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A national survey statistic reported in the in-service career development section, attributed to the 1998 NCES Fast Response Survey System teacher survey, whose chart also shows 20 percent for integrating educational technology. It is a descriptive percentage; no effect size is printed.
"Although many educa- tors and policy analysts consider educational technology a vehicle for transforming educa- tion, only 20 percent of teachers feel well pre- pared to integrate education technology into classroom instruction."
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Only 20 percent of U.S. teachers felt well prepared to integrate educational technology into classroom instruction (1998) |
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