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Dissertation Information for Carol Schell

NAME:
- Carol Schell

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of Missouri (USA) (1998)

ADVISORS:
- James Laffey

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Judy Wedman
- Dale Musser
- Joseph LoPiccolo
- John F. Wedman

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: Effects of the Interactive Shared Journaling System on preservice teachers' journaling practices and reflection

Abstract: Teacher educators can aid preservice teachers in becoming life-long learners by enhancing reflective practice. A professional journal is one means of enabling teachers to engage in reflection more or less systematically and of helping them to integrate those experiences with previous learning. Electronic journaling is a relatively new method of journal keeping; the effectiveness of this new technology has not been fully assessed. By facilitating the sharing of ideas, by providing immediate feedback, and by encouraging responses to feedback, electronic journaling was expected to promote reflection. A model of these predictors of reflection was developed. Using that model, this study investigated the impact of electronic journaling, psychometric variables, and demographic variables on journaling practice and on level of reflection. First year undergraduate education students at the University of Missouri, Columbia were selected to participate in this research. Psychometric instruments were administered to the participants; standard demographic information was collected. Need for cognition, perceived usefulness of journaling, computer anxiety, and computer experience were measured. Qualitative information was gleaned from interviews and questionnaires. Contrary to expectation, study results did not support the project model. In this short term study, level of reflection is independent of need for cognition and perceived usefulness of journaling. Similarly, journaling practice is independent of computer anxiety, computer experience, need for cognition, and perceived usefulness of journaling. This study did find that level of reflection is positively correlated with one measure of journaling practice. Additional studies of greater duration are needed to confirm or refute these results.


MPACT Scores for Carol Schell

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TA = 0
calculated 2008-01-31 06:19:27

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Students under Carol Schell

ADVISEES:
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COMMITTEESHIPS:
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