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Investigating Engineering Educators' Views on the Use of Educational Technology: A Q Methodology Study

Nicholas, John B.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1308681264

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2011, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Secondary Education.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the views of engineering/engineering technology (E-ET) educators on the use of educational technology in E-ET courses. In this study, views of the use of educational technology were investigated using Q Methodology. William Stephenson developed Q Methodology as a means of measuring subjectivity (Brown 1980, 1993; McKeown & Thomas, 1988). Students' views on the use of educational technology in science and engineering technology courses have been investigated using Q Methodology (Kraft 2008; Nicholas, 2009, 2010a, 2010b) but very little research has been done on the views of E-ET educators' views on the subject. The participants of this study were from a mid-sized Midwestern university that houses both engineering and/or engineering technology programs. This study aimed to elicit the views of E-ET educators on the use of educational technology in E-ET courses. A pilot study was conducted during the spring 2010 semester on the use of classroom technology in E-ET coursed by the researcher. This study replicated and improved upon the pilot study based on the results of and the post-sort interviews conducted at the conclusion of the pilot study to determine if these three factors or views will replicate and/or new factors or views emerge. The study resulted in three factors or views on the use of classroom technology in E-ET courses that were based in the pedagogy of the participants. These findings should assist those interested in discovering and implementing the best use of educational technology in E-ET education.
Susan Ramlo, Dr. (Committee Co-Chair)
Lynne Pachnowski, Dr. (Committee Co-Chair)
Cheryl Ward, Dr. (Committee Member)
I-Chun Tsai, Dr. (Committee Member)
D.Dane Quinn, Dr. (Committee Member)
157 p.
Education; Educational Technology; Educational Theory; Engineering; Epistemology; Pedagogy
Q Methodology; Engineering Education; Engineering Technology Education; Classroom Technology; Educational Technology; Instructional Technology

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  • Nicholas, J. B. (2011). Investigating Engineering Educators' Views on the Use of Educational Technology: A Q Methodology Study [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1308681264

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Nicholas, John. Investigating Engineering Educators' Views on the Use of Educational Technology: A Q Methodology Study. 2011. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1308681264.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Nicholas, John. "Investigating Engineering Educators' Views on the Use of Educational Technology: A Q Methodology Study." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1308681264

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