The Technology Readiness Index (TRI) developed by Parasuraman (2000) was adapted to measure the technology readiness of public school teachers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The study aims at better understanding the factors (mostly demographics) that affect such readiness levels. In addition, Abu Dhabi teachers are segmented into five main groups, with the highest percentage being “laggar...

The article presents the results of pedagogical research on the willingness and the psychological readiness to use dynamic mathematics software by future math teachers. We used nonparametric method for dependent samples – the McNemar’s test. The hypothesis, that the study of Special course on the use of dynamic mathematics software for future teachers has a positive impact on the willingness an...

The purpose of this study was to examine factors affecting teachers’ integration of laptops into classroom instruction. A research-based pathmodelwas tested based on data gathered from379 K-12 school teachers to examine direct and indirect contributions of relevant institutional factors (overall support for school technology, technical support, and professional development) and teacher level fa...

PURPOSE To verify the association between readiness to behavioral change and self-reported vocal problems of teachers in schools from the municipal education network of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS The URICA-VOICE scale was used to measure the motivational stages of 138 teachers. Readiness to change was the variable outcome, whereas the independent variables referred to sociod...

Children who are viewed as ready for kindergarten and/or first grade typically exhibit high attention, approach, and adaptability coupled with low activity and reactivity. These characteristics tend to be especially valued by teachers and describe a child who is "teachable," or school ready. Since many children enter formal schooling earlier by attending pre-K for 4-year olds, often called 4-ye...

This paper investigates factors affecting the perceived readiness for online collaborative learning (OCL) of a sample of 86 mathematics teachers from 12 secondary schools. Descriptive analysis, factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structure equation modeling were used to analyze the data. A moderately fit model was generated and able to inform that time constraint and insufficient ...

To prepare students for postsecondary education, educators and policymakers must perform two tasks at the same time: restructure high schools so they are aligned to the expectations of colleges and revamp instruction so that college readiness is the goal, measure, and substance of good teaching. The research is clear: the key to preparing students for college is rigorous high school course work...

In 2003, Jordan initiated a period of education reform, one component of which was an effort to improve readiness for first grade by opening public kindergartens. This study had three goals: (a) To describe the school readiness of Jordanian children; (b) To compare the first grade readiness of children who had and had not attended kindergarten; and (c) To compare the 2004 and 2007 readiness of ...

EDRS Price MF -$025 HC -$055 Descriptors -Caucasian Students, *Childhood Attitudes, Early Experience, Emotional Development, N..egro Students:Perceptual Motor Learning, *Personality Studies, *Reading Rea&ness, Socioeconomic Status Identifiers -Childrens Self Social Constructs Test, Metropolitan Readiness Test The relationships between noncognitive factors and reading readiness in elementary sch...