North American University

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

Name: Serpil Himmetoglu Date: 9/22/17

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, 31(3), 233250

INTRODUCTION

Research Questions (if research questions are not specifically mentioned, what
is the theoretical background or overarching theme):
What is the impact of the training process on school administrators use
of iPads for administrative tasks and personal organization in their professional
duties?
What is the impact of the training process on school administrators beliefs
regarding how teachers should use iPads in the classroom?
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:

Purpose of this study that there was no research examining the impact of
receiving specific iPad training on school administrators attitudes toward iPad
use. This research study involving a training process, which included online
resources, workshops, and ongoing support.

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 administrators (i.e., principals and assistant
principals) participated this study. Participation in this study was voluntary.
One of the largest public charter school systems in a southwestern state were the
target population for the study.

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Procedures:
Training was designed based on feedback from participants and delivered
through an interactive webinar session. The training of school administrators
included topics intended to develop iPad skills and use certain workflow, note-
taking, calendar, productivity, file-sharing, remote-desktop, presentation, and
screen-sharing applications covered specifically from a principals perspective.
Additional resources reinforcing the topics covered in the initial training session
were provided later to school administrators in the form of video and written
tutorials for their convenience

Data Collection Methods/Data Source:

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 Analysis:
Data analysis of the item, I believe that iPads are effective tools for
principals regarding administrative tasks and personal organization, yielded
a mean score of 3.73 in the pre-survey and 4.27 in the post-survey. A mean scale score
close to the value 5 would indicate that the participants strongly agreed with the
statement and a mean scale score close to the value 1 would indicate that the
participants strongly disagreed with the statement. Given these scores, participants in
this study mostly agreed with this statement. The paired sample t-test analysis
indicated that for the 37 subjects, the mean score on the post-survey (M = 4.27) was
significantly greater than the mean score on the pre-survey at conditions t (36) =2.25,
p = 0.03, d = 0.57 (Table 1). These results suggest that the overall training process in
this study had a statistically significant effect on participants beliefs about the
effectiveness of iPads as a tool for administrative tasks and personal organization.

RESULTS

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

School administrators play a vital role in the implementation of new
technologies, and they are widely regarded as the instructional leaders of
their schools.
Since school administrators are the key facilitators in implementing new
technologies in their schools, training for this group should be a priority.

Younger school administrators use more technology compared with

older school administrators

DISCUSSIONS
 Conclusions/Implications (for your profession):
According to results, school administrators believed that iPads were effective tools for
administrative tasks and personal organization. Additionally, administrators were even
more in agreement with this idea after completing the training process.
REFLECTIONS
Students Reflections (changes to your understanding; implications for your
school/work):
According to me iPad technology and educational applications can be a most powerful
tool for learning in the classroom. According to surveys 75% of students agreed that
the iPad enhanced their learning experience. (Source: Oklahoma State University News-Tweet
this stat from @OkStateNews)

This ones pretty obvious, but they really do. iPads in the classroom will get even the
stubbornest students excited and engaged. The iPad is much more lightweight than a
book bag full of textbooks, notebooks, and binders. Students can cram all that into the
iPad and easy take it with them anywhere. As a teacher I believed that iPads were
effective educational tools for teachers too. Almost all school administrators would like
to see their teachers using iPads for classroom teaching and the other duties and
responsibilities, such as taking attendance, discipline report, and extracurricular
activities. I believe using iPad is making our job easier and affective. Unfortunately as
a teacher I can say signing in and out in the computer taking a lot of time. But if I am
going to use iPad I will have more time to work with my student. Using iPad have lots
of cons for teachers and students. The iPad is the perfect mobile device for viewing
content. It really is a great way to experience the web, watch podcasts and videos, read
books, and do research. There are many apps for students with cognitive disabilities. It
has really been useful for students with who have problems with communication skills
like autism.
iPad to replace textbooks with digital versions saves not only paper, but also money
too. Teachers also do not have to worry about damaged or lost books as well.

References;

Dogan, B., & Almus, K. (2014). School Administrators Use of iPads: Impact of Training
and Attitudes toward School Use. Computers in the Schools, 31(3), 233250

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