TELA: Laptops for Teachers Evaluation—Final Report Years 7 & 8
The purpose of this evaluation was to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme: TELA (referred to from here as the TELA scheme) on teachers’ work over a period of three years (2004-2006) and to record emerging changes in laptop use.
Author: Bronwen Cowie, Alister Jones and Ann Harlow with Mike Forret, Clive McGee and Thelma MillerDate Published: June 2008
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- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. International Trends: ICT in Education/Laptops for Teachers
- 3. Laptops for Teachers (TELA) Evaluation
- 4. Impacts on Teacher Professional Practice
- 5. Supports for Teacher Laptop Use: Adressing Current Realities
- 6. Sustaining Changes in Teacher Laptop Use
- 7. Where to Next: Future Realities
- 8. Recommendations
- References
- Appendix A: Evaluation Table
Appendix A: Evaluation Table
01 May 2004 – 30 November 2004
Meet with Ministry of Education (October)
Develop and carry out Y7&8 focus groups (x2)
Develop, administer, and analyse baseline Y7&8 questionnaire
30 November 2004 – Research Report One – results focus groups (1), questionnaire (1)
01 December 2004 – 30 April 2005
Meet with Ministry of Education (April)
Undertake Y7&8 focus groups (phase 2)
30 April 2005 – Research Report Two – results focus groups (2)
01 May 2005 – 30 November 2005
Develop, administer and analyse second Y7&8 questionnaire
Meet with Ministry of Education (October)
30 November 2005 – Research Report Three – results questionnaire (2)
01 December 2005 – 30 April 2006
Meet with Ministry of Education (April)
Undertake Y7&8 focus groups (phase 3)
01 May 2006 – 30 November 2006
Meet with Ministry of Education (July)
Develop, administer and analyse third Y7&8 questionnaire
30 November 2006 – Research Report Four – results focus groups (3), questionnaire (3)
28 February 2007 – Final report Y7&8
Evaluation reports
Cowie, B., Jones, A., Harlow, A., Forret, M., McPherson, M., McGee, C., et al. (2005). Digital Horizons: Laptops for teachers evaluation. Year 7&8. Research Report One. March 2005 . Hamilton: University of Waikato.
Cowie, B., Jones, A., Harlow, A., McGee, C., Forret, M., and Miller, T. (2005). Digital Horizons: Laptops for teachers evaluation. Year 7&8. Research Report Two. October 2005. Hamilton: University of Waikato.
Cowie, B., Jones, A., Harlow, A., McGee, C., Miller, T., & Forret, M. (2006). Digital Horizons: Laptops for teachers evaluation. Year 7&8. Research Report Three. April 2006. Hamilton: University of Waikato.
Cowie, B., Jones, A., Harlow, A., Forret, M., McGee, C., & Miller, T. (2007). Digital Horizons: Laptops for teachers evaluation. Year 7&8. Research Report Four. April 2007. Hamilton: University of Waikato.