JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW TEMPLATE

North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
EDUC 5324 Integrating Technology into Education
Name: Farhan Malik

Date: 10/10/2015

Cite the reviewed article in APA format:

Dogan, B., & Almus, K. (2014). School Administrators Use of iPads: Impact of Training
and Attitudes Toward School Use. Computers in the Schools
INTRODUCTION
Research Questions (if research questions are not specifically mentioned, what is
the theoretical background or overarching theme):

1. What is the impact of the training process on school administrators use

of iPads for administrative tasks and personal organization in their professional
duties?
2. What is the impact of the training process on school administrators beliefs
regarding how teachers should use iPads in the classroom?
3. Are there any differences in school administrators survey responses based
on gender, age, years of experience in school administration and education,
highest degree attained, school classification, or school size?

Purpose of the research:

The purpose of research is to examine the impact of receiving specific iPad training on
school administrators attitudes toward iPad use.

METHODOLOGY
What is the methodology for the research or approach used to understand the
issue? Provide information regarding the following:

Participants: 51 Elementary and secondary school administrators (i.e., principals and

assistant principals) working in one of the largest public charter school systems
in a southwestern state

Procedures: 51 subjects were selected through a purposive sampling from the target
population. Participants in this study were contacted by email through the school
systems central office, after securing approvals from the school district and the
university. The initial communication included information on the purpose, structure, and
schedule of the research study along with information on training and resources to be
provided throughout the spring semester of the 20122013 school year. Participants were
asked to complete consent forms prior to the study as required by the school district and
the universitys Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Study components included a pre-survey, a training session on the effective use of iPads
for administrative tasks and personal organization, specially designed resources
expanding the topics covered in the training session, on-going support, and a post-survey.
Data Collection Methods/Data Source:
Two survey instruments were developed as a mechanism to collect data, which were
administered online through the survey submission system hosted at the universitys
server.
The pre-survey was administered at the beginning of the spring 2013 semester and the
post survey was given at the end of the four-month study period. Both instruments were
reviewed for face validity by two education faculty members and then were piloted using
a group of school administrators in a local school district.
Surveys were finalized after the feedback on the pilot versions. Demographic information
collected on the pre-survey included age, years of experience as a school administrator,
years of experience in education, highest degree earned, school classification, and school
size. The pre-survey also included questions measuring if and how school administrators
were currently using their iPads for their daily school-related tasks, their beliefs about the
effectiveness of iPads for administrative tasks, and if and how school teachers should be
using iPads in the classroom.
Designed as a closure to the study, the post-survey instrument included questions
intended to measure self-reported improvements in certain tasks after completing the
training, as well as items regarding the evaluation of training session and resources
provided to school administrators during the study. In addition, some of the questions of
the pre-survey were repeated in the post-survey to assess the change in responses during
the study.
Data Analysis:
The data analysis of this study is categorized into five main groups: analysis of
demographic and contextual data; impacts of the training process on school
administrators use of iPad and iPad applications; impacts of the training process on
school administrators beliefs regarding how teachers should use iPads in the classroom;
differences in participants responses by their demographic and contextual data (gender,
age, years of experience in school administration and education, highest degree attained,
school classification, and school size); and evaluation of training process.

RESULTS
Findings or Results (or main points of the article):

School administrators in this study reported valuing the iPads mobility, the touchscreen,
and the ability to use various application features for work related purposes
The training process had a positive effect on the development of iPad skills and
knowledge of the school administrators.
School administrators believed that iPads were effective tools for administrative tasks and
personal organization. Additionally, administrators were even more in agreement with
this idea There were increases in the frequency of school administrators use of the iPad
for administrative tasks and personal organization in all measured areas after completing
the training process.
School administrators in this study had positive views regarding the potential of iPad
current and future use in the classroom by teachers.
Providing ongoing training opportunities may help school administrators success in
using iPads for professional duties as well as implementing iPads in the classroom.
DISCUSSIONS
Conclusions/Implications (for your profession):

All together for school administrator to be fruitful in utilizing iPads for expert duties,
particularly for administrative undertakings and individual association, adequate and
progressing preparing is suggested. As school administrator are seen as both the
instructional what's more, tech pioneers of their schools, getting suitable preparing would
not just permit them to be productive in performing business related assignments
additionally emphatically influence the effective execution of iPads by teachers and
students.
REFLECTIONS
Students Reflections (changes to your understanding; implications for your
school/work):

Utilization of iPads, or other brand tablets is expanding in educational field. I concur that
it is exceptionally powerful and helpful apparatus for both student and teacher. It was
astonishing to peruse that school administrator reacted correspondingly to the reviews
notwithstanding the age, gender and training. That demonstrates that everyone in
education field has accord on the significance and execution of ipads or tablets in
classrooms and school organization. I would guarantee to give/get fitting preparing first
for the instructors and directors than would uphold actualizing the utilization of iPads or
tablets in the school environment.