Creating an Online Tool for Assessing the Readiness of Teacher Training Colleges in Developing Countries to Implement the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers:  A Design and Development Study

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dc.contributor.authorAnsong-Gyimah, Kwameen
dc.contributor.committeechairPotter, Kenneth R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBond, Mark Aaronen
dc.contributor.committeememberBurton, John K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLockee, Barbara B.en
dc.contributor.departmentTeaching and Learningen
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-08T16:38:22Zen
dc.date.available2017-06-08T16:38:22Zen
dc.date.issued2017-06-08en
dc.description.abstractInformation and Communications Technology play prominent roles in all aspects of human life today. School curricula is continually being revised to take advantage of the opportunities that ICTs offer to improve teaching and learning. Using the tool development type of design and development research, this study translates the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (UNESCO ICT-CFT) into an online survey that is capable of detecting if computer labs of teacher training colleges in developing countries have the capability to be used to train teachers to exhibit the UNESCO ICT competencies. By employing design and development techniques of expert review and field tests, an online tool was developed that was able to provide feedback on the capability of selected computer labs to be used as centers for training teachers on the UNESCO ICT-CFT. This report provides a detailed account of the tool development process, including expert review and field tests.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralInformation and Communications Technology play important roles in all aspects of human life today. School curricula is continually being revised to take advantage of the opportunities that Information and Communications Technology offer to improve teaching and learning. This study translates the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Competency Framework for Teachers (UNESCO ICT-CFT) into an online survey that is capable of detecting if computer labs of teacher training colleges in developing countries have the capability to be used to train teachers to exhibit the UNESCO ICT-CFT. By employing techniques of expert review and field tests, an online tool was developed that was able to provide feedback on the capability of selected computer labs to be used as centers for training teachers on the UNESCO ICT-CFT. This report provides a detailed account of the tool development process, including expert review and field tests.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:12136en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/77955en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectDeveloping Countriesen
dc.subjectCompetency Framework for Teachersen
dc.titleCreating an Online Tool for Assessing the Readiness of Teacher Training Colleges in Developing Countries to Implement the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers:  A Design and Development Studyen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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