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DISCUSSION FORUM

FIGURE 21:  INTERNET USE/VALUE BY
 TEACHERīS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
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TABLE 21A: INTERNET USE/VALUE BY
 TEACHERīS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Educational Background

Teacherīs Perceived Value

Teacher Internet Use

Student Research

Student Projects and Publication

Teacher A (low)

.44

.15

.14

.04

Average for whole population

.48

.21

.20

.05

Teacher B (high)

.52

.28

.29

.08

TABLE 21B: PREDICTION OF INTERNET USE/VALUE FROM EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND MEASURES (STANDARDIZED BETA COEFFICIENTS)

Educational Background Measure

Teacherīs Perceived Value

Teachers Internet Use

Student Research

Student Projects and Publication

Undergraduate GPA

.02

.08

.04

.01

College Selectivity

-.03

.04

.08

.08

Units and degrees beyond BA

.07

.05

.02

.01

Non-Education courses beyond BA

.03

.01

.06

.04

Multiple Correlation (R)

.08

.11

.12

.10

NOTE:  Selectivity was measured by an index of entering freshmen test scores in 1983, a "typical" year for the teaching population as a whole. Scores were provided by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA.

Source:

Teaching, Learning and Computing - 1998, "Internet Use by Teachers", http://www.crito.uci.edu/TLC/findings/Internet-Use/startpage.htm