This paper examines the influences of professional development activities on important teacher-level factors that are important for the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education for primary school teachers in Mongolia. The study utilizes the survey data collected in 2012 (n = 826) and 2016 (n = 1161) to identify the changes in factors that are important to the use of ICT in education. The study result shows that six teacher level factors that are important for the ICT integration have been improved over time through professional development activities. These are professional competency in educational use of ICT, collaboration for ICT integration, benefits on use of ICT, autonomy to innovate, recognition as a professional, and skills and practices in educational use of ICT. This provides supporting evidence to educational practitioners for the implementation of effective professional development programs to promote ICT integration in education, especially in the developing country’s context.
This paper provides an overview and progress report on a national study of the impact of ABET's EC2000 accreditation criteria on student learning in engineering programs. Sponsored by ABET, the study addresses the question, "Are the engineers who complete undergraduate programs under the EC2000 accreditation criteria better prepared for careers in engineering than those who graduated before implementation of EC2000?"A major focus of the study is the examination of student learning outcomes, defined by EC2000 Criteria 3.a-k, for engineering graduates educated in pre-EC2000 and post-EC2000 programs. The study also assesses the impact of EC2000 on engineering program curricula, instruction, faculty cultures, and administrative policies and practices.Seven disciplines -aerospace, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, industrial, mechanical engineering -were selected for study. Because there is little existing data that can be used to assess the a-k outcomes, surveys and interviews are being used to collect original data. Approximately 1400 program chairs and faculty members in more than 200 programs -in 40 participating institutions -responded to surveys in fall 2003. Approximately 11,500 graduating seniors (anticipated degree date of Spring 2004) and approximately 9,000 alumni (who graduated in 1993-94) from those same programs are being surveyed in early 2004. Telephone interviews of deans and a survey of employers will be conducted in summer 2004. This paper presents information about the research design of the EC2000 Study, describing the sampling plan, instrument development process, survey administration, data collection and management, and planned analyses. It also provides information about the anticipated uses of the findings of the EC2000 Study.
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