Dissertation Defense Announcement for Lisa Beth Carey
The Department of Educational Technology & Literacy is pleased to announce the dissertation defense for Lisa Beth Carey on November 23, 2020 at 9:00 am via Zoom.
Dissertation committee: William Sadera (chair), Elizabeth Berquist, David Wizer and Alison Pritchard
Dissertation title: Executive Dysfunction and High-Tech Learning Environments: A Survey of Teacher Knowledge and Perception
Location: Register in advance for this meeting:
https://towson-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctceyqpjMuGd1iZTISI9xc5EEKeB2pLRW6
Abstract: There is evidence that technology-rich learning environments may overly task student executive functions. Executive functions refer to a set of neurodevelopmental cognitive control skills positively associated with academic and social outcomes. Developmentally inappropriate learning environments with heavy executive function demands, places students at risk for academic difficulties. Prior research of European and Israeli teacher perceptions and knowledge of executive function suggests that it is unlikely that teachers strategically support student executive functions. It is unknown, however, if teachers perceive executive functions as critical for student technology use, and if they are able to apply knowledge of executive functions to create supportive high-tech learning environments. The current quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study describes US classroom teacher perceptions and knowledge of executive function as a mediating factor in competent student personal device use.
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