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DISCUSSION FORUM

FIGURE 28:  MOST SIGNIFICANT PREDICTIVE
CONDITIONS OF INTERNET USE/VALUE

FIGURE 28:  MOST SIGNIFICANT PREDICTIVE CONDITIONS OF INTERNET USE

Note:  Only coefficients above 0.05 are shown.


TABLE 28: CONDITIONS ORDERED BY THE DEGREE TO WHICH
 THEY PREDICT LEVELS OF INTERNET USE/VALUE

 

Teacher's Perceived Value

Teacher Internet Use

Student Research

Student Projects & Publication

Classroom Internet connectivity

.10

.19

.36

.17

Computer expertise

.16

.13

.11

.11

Constructivist pedagogy index

.12

.11

.12

.11

Staff development on Internet use

.07

.08

.09

.09

Professional leadership activities

.06

 

.10

.08

Informal contacts w/teachers at school

.10

.12

 

 

Age (negative) (i.e., being young)

.08

.08

 

.06

Not a math teacher

.08

.06

.06

 

Home Internet access

 

.10

 

 

School provided computer for teacher

.08

 

 

 

Advanced degree & units

.07

 

 

 

Selectivity of college attended

-.07

 

 

 

Computer teacher

 

 

.06

.06

Classes' prior achievement level

 

 

 

.06

Whether used computers w/students

.05

 

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College grades (GPA)

 

 

 

 

Years of teaching experience

 

 

 

 

Courses outside of Education since college

 

 

 

 

R-squared (percent of variance explained)

19%

23%

26%

14%

Note: Only coefficients above 0.05 are shown.

* Not included in regression equations for student use – tautological.

Source:

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