Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of computer-assistance during systematic observation on the attitudes of pre-service teachers towards systematic observation and on the time required to analyze the data gathered. During their field experience, pre-service teachers were randomly assigned to conduct systematic observation in a computer-assisted group or traditional ‘pencil and paper’ group. Results indicated that pre-service teachers who used computer-assisted systematic observation required significantly (alpha = 0.01) less time to perform quantitative analysis. The data also revealed several significant differences in attitudes between the pre-service teachers who used computers and those who used the traditional ‘pencil and paper’ methods of systematic observation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 91-100 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Information Technology for Teacher Education |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Information Systems
- Communication
- Education
- Computer Science Applications