Jared Keengwe
Faculty Integration of Technology into Instruction and Students’ Perceptions of Computer Technology to Improve Student Learning
University of North Dakota|Muskingum University
remarkable improvement access rate adoption technology higher educationeven reports indicate faculty members integrating technology instruction ways make difference student learning cuban 2001mccannon crews 2000to help faculty make informed decisions student learning need current knowledge faculty integration practicestherefore purpose study examine nature relationship faculty integration technology classroom instruction students perceptions effect computer technology improve learninga sample least 800 undergraduate students participating mediumsized midwest public university selected using stratified random sampling techniquethe researcher delivered administered surveys participating students collected completion98 questionnaires complete retained analysistwo major statistical techniques used analyze data obtained study multiple regression twoway analysis variance anovaa statistically significant relationship found three predictor variables criterionthe twoway anova results indicated interaction effect gender course levels students perceptions effect computer technology use improve learningthe main effects gender course levels statistically significantthe results indicated students lack computer skills various computer applications necessary support enhance learning experiencestherefore suggested students need direct instruction efficiently use computer technology applications authoring sophisticated hypermediathese programs provide computer skills advanced computer technology applications enable faculty members expect disciplinespecific computerbased projects developing webquest web editor