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JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW TEMPLATE

North American University


Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership / M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 5324 Integrating Technology into Education
Name:______Hatice Iscioglu__________

Date: _________09/21/2016_________

Cite the reviewed article in APA format:


Waxman, H. C., Boriack, A. W., Lee, Y., & MacNeil, A. (2013). Principals Perceptions of the
Importance of Technology in Schools. CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY,
4(3), 187-196. Retrieved September 21, 2016, from http://www.cedtech.net/articles/43/433.pdf
INTRODUCTION
Research Questions (if research questions are not specifically mentioned, what is
the theoretical background or overarching theme):
The research is based on two questions. What do principals think about the importance
of using technology? Are principals thoughts different from each other according to their
gender and experience?
Purpose of the research:
Purpose of the research is to figure out principals perspectives about technology.
Research is also based on those perspectives changes by gender and year of
experience.
METHODOLOGY
What is the methodology for the research or approach used to understand the
issue? Provide information regarding the following:
Participants:
Research conducted by graduate students from 310 participants who were
principals on southwest. They answered interview questions about importance of
technology in their schools.
126 of participants was male, and 184 was female. As experience matters, 104 of
them had 0-3 years of experience, 82 of them was with 4-7 years, 55 of them
was with 8-11 years, 32 of them was with 12-15 years, and 31 of them was with
15+ years.
Procedures:
Graduate students who were in Education Leadership Program, asked interview
questions to the participant principals. Questions was prepared to learn principals
perception about how important to use technology in their schools. Students were
trained about how to administer the instrument, and conduct the interview.

Data Collection Methods/Data Source:


The study was based on only those interview conducted by graduate students in
Education Leadership Program.
Data Analysis:
Principals responses read several times, and divide into categories. After it categorized,
another person outside of those who conduct the interview prepared a sample response
for 10%. By inter-coded reliability, they compared the responses and saw that they
were matching in general sense. According to article it says Cohens kappa: 0.94 which
is a high level of agreement.
RESULTS
Findings or Results (or main points of the article):
As a result of their response of major function of technology, they fixed results in
six categories. Those are (from most popular to least) communication tools,
classroom instruction, resource, data sharing, administrative tasks, and student
learning.
This order did not changed much by gender. But significant change was
resource, instruction, and administrative tasks said more from males; student
learning said more females.
Even though percentages are fairly similar, it became complex. The most said
communication was the principals with 0-3 years experience (38.5%), for student
learning was principals with 4-7 years, for instruction, resource and
administrative tasks was 15+ years, and for data sharing was principals with 1215 years. Principals with 8-11 years was in the middle for each one.
DISCUSSIONS
Conclusions/Implications (for your profession):
As technology improves and goes into the education, students and teachers are using
technology in classrooms. Besides students and teachers, principals are also technology
leaders and should integrate that technology. This research shows that principals sees
the technology important for communication, instruction, resource, administrative tasks,
data sharing, and student learning. This also varies with gender and years of
experience. At the end of the article, it suggest that the principle preparation program
should include technology as well.
REFLECTIONS
Students Reflections (changes to your understanding; implications for your
school/work):
As a candidate teacher I was thinking more about importance of technology as a resource,
instruction and student learning. From principles perspective it is also a communication tool,
data sharing & management, and administrative tasks. There was some difference between gender
and experience but it was not a very huge difference. It did not change my understanding of
importance of technology. It makes easier for us to manage data, and to teach, it also makes the
class interesting and easy to learn for students. It was very interesting that student learning was
very low according to the percentage of principals response.

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