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Understanding teacher professional learning through cyber research.
- Source :
- Educational Technology Research & Development; Apr2018, Vol. 66 Issue 2, p385-402, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Online professional learning websites provide a unique window into how teachers make self-directed choices about their own professional development. This study extends previous research on how teachers use online resource repositories to examine how teachers make choices about resource use on a professional learning website. The website, the Everyday Mathematics Virtual Learning Community, offers teachers two types of professional learning resources: (1) videos that can be played and (2) documents that can be downloaded. Each resource is presented with a wealth of information—such as user ratings, user comments, grade level designation, and a resource description—that could potentially influence teachers’ decisions about whether to use the resource. This study uses multiple regression to understand what information predicts whether teachers download a document or play a video. The results indicate that teachers are influenced by other users’ evaluations of resources, perceived practicality of resources, and brevity and accessibility of information about resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10421629
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Educational Technology Research & Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128333612
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-017-9553-y