The how of blended instruction : current practices of North Carolina teachers in one-to-one schools
- WCU Author/Contributor (non-WCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Krystal Heather Allen (Creator)
- Institution
- Western Carolina University (WCU )
- Web Site: http://library.wcu.edu/
- Advisor
- Anna McFadden
Abstract: With an increasing number of students experiencing blended instruction, understanding how instructors blend their face-to-face and online teaching is important. This study explores current practice in blending instruction through a researcher-developed survey, which was administered to educators who work in North Carolina’s public pre-kindergarten to grade 13 schools with a one-to-one student to-instructional computer ratio. Descriptive statistics, such as frequency and
proportion, and a category system of common responses for open-ended questions were used to
analyze the data. Participants’ ratings and comments are shared, providing a better picture of
who in North Carolina’s public pre-kindergarten to grade 13 schools is blending instruction, which
hardware and online tools are being used, with what frequency, by whom (instructors and/or
students), and what barriers are encountered when implementing this model. This study
establishes a starting point for additional research on blended instruction. Recommendations for further study, including the investigation of how the hardware and online tools are being used in context to assess best practices, are presented. Administrators in schools and school systems, the Regional Education Service Alliances, the Department of Public Instruction, professional associations, and teacher education programs could benefit from the data collected.
The how of blended instruction : current practices of North Carolina teachers in one-to-one schools
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 2013
- Keywords
- blended instruction, North Carolina, one-to-one computing, pre-kindergarten through grade 13
- Subjects
- Blended learning -- North Carolina -- Case studies
- Web-based instruction -- North Carolina -- Case studies
- Teaching -- Practice -- North Carolina -- Case studies
- Teachers -- Effect of technological innovations on -- North Carolina -- Case studies