Kerstin Drossel|Birgit Eickelmann
Teachers’ participation in professional development concerning the implementation of new technologies in class: a latent class analysis of teachers and the relationship with the use of computers, ICT self-efficacy and emphasis on teaching ICT skills
Paderborn University|Paderborn University
increasing availability new technologies ever digitalized world gained momentum practically spheres life making technologyrelated skills key competence professional settings thus schools assume responsibility imparting skills students hence future generations professionals teachers play key role competences using new technologies constituting essential prerequisite effective implementation skills models school development school effectiveness found teacher professionalization key element regards student achievement well teachers inclass use new technology present research project conducts secondary analyses using data iea international computer information literacy study 2013 icils 2013 regarding internal external teacher professionalization particular emphasis placed implementation new technologies class comparison education systems germany czech republic latent class analysis serves purpose establishing teacher typology regards technologyrelated professional development typology subsequently used analyses additional factors show correlation teachers use computers class include teachers ict selfefficacy emphasis teaching ict skills results show two different types teachers across countries teachers participate professional development use computers frequently class put emphasis teaching ict skills stronger sense ict selfefficacy comparing teachers germany czech republic teachers germany participate professional development consider ict selfefficient teachers czech republic use computers often put emphasis teaching ict skills compared colleagues germany