E-PORTFOLIOS : THEIR IMPACT ON SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING AND COMPUTER SKILLS ON PRESERVICE TEACHERS

ISBN-13: 9783639147629 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str.

Carole YuFang-Huang Liu

Opis

An E-portfolio demonstrates a future teacher s knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired through teaching and learning. Five qualitative case studies were investigated to understand how E-portfolios impact preservice teachers self-directed learning readiness and computer technology skills. Data were gathered from the preservice teachers pre- and post-questionnaires, interviews, observations, and their completed E-portfolios. Teachers need carefully consider how computertechnology should be used to further their goals ofprofessional development. This book may assist adult educators in motivating student teacher candidates to use E-portfolios. In addition, this book may provide the foundation for further research into E-portfolio curriculum design and how to use E-portfolios as an assessment tool for effective professional development.

O autorze

Carole Y. Liu earned her Doctorial Degree in Education with an
emphasis in Educational Technology in Adult Learning from the
University of Missouri - St. Louis. Currently, Dr. Liu is
teaching online courses at Ashford University. She lives in
California with her husband and family.