My study looked at how Administrators, Teachers and Technology Coordinators effected student use of Internet in schools. The dissertation was 62 pages, not including bibliography or appendix.
The study concluded that-
1. Teacher use of Internet was found to be the only significant predictor of student use of Internet in schools
2. There was a significant correlation between on-site technical assistance and teacher use of Internet. Having at least a part-time technology coordinator will indirectly lead to increased student use of Internet in school.
3. School administrators in Nebraska are comfortable with use of Internet in school.
Remember that this research was conducted in the mid-1990's when Internet use in school was just developing.
My Doctoral Degree was required 124 college hours BEYOND a MASTERS DEGREE. Considerable time and expense. Completing this degree was a very proud moment in my life. Something most people will never accomplish nor understand.
Procedures used:
- 180 surveys were sent out and 111 were returned.
- Descriptive statistics analyzed all independent and dependent variables.
- Pearson product moment correlations were used to provide insights into the strength of the relationships between each of the three independent variables.
- A matched subjects two-tailed t-test was used to see if there was a significant difference between reported student use values reported by administrators at a school and their designated technology coordinators.
- Multiple regression analysis was used to determine which variables were significant at the 0.05 level for predicting student use of Internet in school.
