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North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership / M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 5324 Integrating Technology into Education

Name: Ahmet Bayram Date: 9/20/17

Bulent Dogan & Kadir Almus (2014) School Administrators Use of iPads: Impact
of Training and Attitudes Toward School Use, Computers in the Schools:
Interdisciplinary Journal of Practice, Theory, and Applied Research, 31:3,
233-250, DOI: 10.1080/07380569.2014.932660

INTRODUCTION
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 this study is to determine the impact of iPad training on the school
administrators.

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

Participants: Elementary and secondary school principals.

Procedures: Training was designed based on feedback from participants and

delivered through an interactive webinar session.

Data Collection Methods/Data Source: 51 subjects were selected: A specific

population was targeted and its members were included in the survey. The
participants contacted via email after getting the necessary permissions from
the volunteers, schools, and the university.

Data Analysis: Survey instruments included multiple choice and Likert-type

scale items. The survey responses were reported as frequencies. In addition,
paired sample t-test data analysis was conducted to understand the differences
in the responses between the pre- and post-surveys. A one-way Analysis of
Variance (ANOVA) test was conducted to see whether there were any
differences in school administrators responses by gender, age, years of
experience in school administration and education, highest degree attained,
school classification, and school size. Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS) software was used to conduct the data analysis.

RESULTS
Findings or Results (or main points of the article): The data analysis of this study is
categorized into five main groups:
Analysis of demographic and contextual data:Age average is 34.16, average years of
admin experience: 2.04, average school size is 618.50.

Impacts of the training process on school administrators use of iPad and iPad
applications: 66.67% used ipad for work (eduphoria, district curriculum, resources,
lesson planners, teacher appraisals are the most common apps)

Impacts of the training process on school administrators beliefs regarding how

teachers should use iPads in the classroom: The participants were asked to rate their
prior knowledge and skills. A post evaluation made in which most of the administrators
agree that iPads should be replaced for classroom computers.

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): There was no significant
difference based on the ANOVA and t test.

Evaluation of training process. Participants were asked in the post-survey which iPad
applications they found most useful among those highlighted in the training session
and posttraining resources. Google Drive storage and sharing files was the most
selected response (22.30%) to this question (see Appendix). Other popular responses
included syncing Google Calendar to your iPad (16.55%), Dropbox for storage and
sharing files (13.67%), and Go Tasks with Google Tasks (10.07%). When school
administrators were asked in the post-survey which applications they actually used
among those highlighted in the training session and post-training resources, Google
Drive storage and sharing files was again the most selected response
(23.53%),followed by syncing Google Calendar to your iPad (20.59%), Dropbox for
storage and sharing files (17.65%), and Evernote for note taking/organizing (8.82%).
A majority (81.08%) responded that they would like to continue receiving training and
resources on the use of iPads for administrative tasks and teaching. Furthermore,
48.65% of participants found the training session and the resources provided afterward
very useful, followed by 43.24% finding them useful, and 8.11% finding them
somewhat useful.

DISCUSSIONS
Conclusions/Implications (for your profession):I think the iPad is very useful
technological tool that may have a big impact on the teachers teaching and students
learning. Teacher training is necessary to improve the iPad usage and pick the most
useful apps. I personally use iPad effectively everyday in my classroom not only as a
storage device but also as a mirroring device that I use as a mimio pad.

REFLECTIONS
Students Reflections (changes to your understanding; implications for your
school/work): I think the administrator support and belief in technology is the
essential key in a schools tech culture in the modern education. A strong teacher
support system through the tech training will definitely increase the teachers interest
and students achievement. One of the best support is to provide educational
professional developments and get the feedback through the post training surveys. I
think the study makes it clear that every single educator can improve his/her teaching
through effective training regardless of their demographic.