Emma presentation II

1. Factors influencing the adoption
of the internet as a teaching tool at
foreign language school
Presenter： Emma Ting
Instructor： Dr. Teresa
Hsu
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Citation
• Martins, C. B. M. J., Steil, A. V, & Todesco,
J. L. (2004). Factors influencing the
adoption of the Internet as a teaching tool at
foreign language schools. Computers &
Education, 42(4), 353–374.

3. • Introduction
• Literature Review
• Methodology
• Result
• Conclusion
• Reflection
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Contents

4. • Background
• Purpose of study
• Research Questions
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Introduction

5. • Although the Internet has existed for nearly 30
years, only recently has its surge of mainstream
popularity motivated researchers and teachers to
acknowledge its educational value.
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Background

6. • The present article describes a
research that determined the factors
influencing language schools in
Brazil to adopt the Internet as a
teaching tool.
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Purpose of study

7. • Q1 How to speed up the rate of diffusion of
an innovation?
• Q2What the study of diffusion theory is
potentially valuable to the field of instructional
technology ?
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Research Questions

8. • The existence of several factors that contribute to
the acceptance or rejection of a technological
innovation, the role of pedagogical coordinators in
an educational system has become a factor of great
impact in this process.
(Dooley, 1999;Sherry,1998; Sherry et al 2000 )
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Literature Review

9. • Result of research/projects at schools that use
the Internet show that administrative support has
a key significance in the diffusion of an
innovation.
(Sherry, 1998; Sherry et al.,2000)
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Literature Review

10. • The comprehension of the innovations process
and theories of innovation diffusion prepares
educational technologists to work effectively
with clients and potential adopters.
(Surry,1997)
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Literature Review

11. • Participants
• Materials
• Procedure
• Analysis
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Methodology

12. Procedure
• Data collection took place October 2001to
December 2001.
• Questioner was mailed to each pedagogical
manager. A letter of transmittal was sent with the
material, introducing the research and explaining
the content of research. 12

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Materials
Questionnaire
•Participant Information
•School Information
•Question

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Participants

18. • Relative advantage
• Compatibility
• Complexity
• Trialability
• Observability
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Analysis----Attributes

19. Q1 How to speed up the rate of diffusion of an innovation?
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Result1
diffusion theory
To improve the teaching of technology

20. Q2What the study of diffusion theory is potentially
valuable to the field of instructional technology ?
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Result2
Instruction predict
diffusion theory

21. Internet as a teaching tool
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Conclusion
Important
Trialability

22. • Education=innovation
• It is very common on the internet that we can use the
computer as the tool to teach children.
• Children can not only about specking and listening
but also use the computer to display the picture for them.
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Reflection

23. Thank you
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