Effects of Technology Integration Education on the Attitudes of Teachers and Students

Major findings regarding the effects of technology integration education on elementary school teachers are presented. A study of a K–5 treatment site versus two comparison schools over one academic year indicates that teachers progress one stage in a six-stage technology adoption model as a result of focused, needs-based technology integration education delivered throughout the school year. Needs-based technology integration education is shown to have a rapid, positive effect on teacher attitudes, such as computer anxiety, perceived importance of computers, and computer enjoyment. This type of education is shown to have a time-lagged positive effect on the attitudes of students as well.