Investigations on Teachers' Information Technology Needs in 8th Grade English Classrooms, with Experiment on Designing and Introducing Teaching Materials

• Main Authors: CHEN, NING, 陳寗
• Other Authors: Ji-Lung Hsieh
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/56467760840621959021

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 圖書資訊學研究所 === 101 === Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and Information technology integration into instruction are the hottest topics in the educational research. Most of the researches and products focus on developing new technology and applying high-tech implements in teaching. However, what the teachers’ really need has not been put in research systematically. Throughout a two-stage experiment, this research concludes the demand of 8th grade English teacher in Taiwan. The first stage is to interview teachers and to observe teaching process in non-technology classes. During the first stage, the teaching methods and needs are observed and defined. While teachers don’t need special functions from the teaching material, their needs are: “easy to use”, “easy to read (for student)”, “stable”, and “editable”. At the second stage, technology assisted teaching material, which meet up the needs concluded from stage one, is introduced to the classes. After five weeks of observation, it shows that the four needs - “easy to use”, “easy to read (for student)”, “stable”, and “editable” are the real demand of 8th grade English teacher. And it also proves that if materials can meet the four needs, it can help teachers import CAI to classes.