TY - JOUR
T1 - Implications for Gifted Education
AU - Shaunessy, Elizabeth
AU - Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth
PY - 2007/4/1
Y1 - 2007/4/1
N2 - This statewide study of teachers of intellectually gifted students examined teachers' attitudes toward information technology. Participants were 418 teachers of the intellectually gifted in a southeastern state who voluntarily responded to a survey about technology attitudes. Results indicated positive attitudes toward technology, with training in information technology as the greatest predictor of attitude. Age of teacher, number of classroom computers, and staff development in information technology also predicted attitudes toward information technology. The relationship of these findings with previous research of attitudes of general education teachers, implications for technology training for teachers of the gifted, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
AB - This statewide study of teachers of intellectually gifted students examined teachers' attitudes toward information technology. Participants were 418 teachers of the intellectually gifted in a southeastern state who voluntarily responded to a survey about technology attitudes. Results indicated positive attitudes toward technology, with training in information technology as the greatest predictor of attitude. Age of teacher, number of classroom computers, and staff development in information technology also predicted attitudes toward information technology. The relationship of these findings with previous research of attitudes of general education teachers, implications for technology training for teachers of the gifted, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
KW - attitudes
KW - gifted education
KW - teachers
KW - technology
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tal_facpub/143
UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/0016986207299470
U2 - 10.1177/0016986207299470
DO - 10.1177/0016986207299470
M3 - Article
VL - 51
JO - Gifted Child Quarterly
JF - Gifted Child Quarterly
ER -