| Owner: |
Lu Xu
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| Owner Email: |
lux4@illinois.edu
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| Paper Title: |
Preservice Teachers’ Conceptions of Digital Competence: Comparing the United States and China (Poster 6)
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| Session Title: |
Online Teaching and Learning SIG Poster Session
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| Paper Type: |
Poster Presentation
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| Presentation Date: |
4/13/2024
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| Presentation Location: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Descriptors: |
Comparative Education, Teacher Education - Pre-Service, Technology
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| Methodology: |
Qualitative
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| Author(s): |
Lu Xu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Xiao Xu
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| Unit: |
SIG-Online Teaching and Learning
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| Abstract: |
This study investigated and compared preservice teachers’ conceptions of digital competence in the United States and in China. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 participants to discuss their understanding of digital competence. The results indicated that preservice teachers from the United States felt challenged by the fast-changing technology and were concerned with the effectiveness of technology in engaging students. The Chinese preservice teachers demonstrated strong self-efficacy in using basic sets of software required in their future teaching careers and a strong belief that teachers’ technology knowledge needs to be updated constantly. Both of these preservice teachers agree that teachers’ self-initiative can determine the outcome of technology.
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| DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.3102/2104705
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