JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW TEMPLATE

North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership / M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 5324 Integrating Technology into Education
Name:__yasin parlak___________

Date: __9/25/2016_____________

Cite the reviewed article in APA format:Dogan, B., & Almus, K. (2014). School
Administrators Use of iPads: Impact of Training and Attitudes Toward School Use. Computers in
the Schools, 31(3), 233250. doi:10.1080/07380569.2014.932660

INTRODUCTION
Research Questions (if research questions are not specifically mentioned, what is
the theoretical background or overarching theme):

1. What is the impact of the training process on school administrators use of iPads for
administrative tasks and personal organization in their professional duties?
2. What is the impact of the training process on school administrators beliefs regarding
how teachers should use iPads in the classroom?
3. Are there any differences in school administrators survey responses based on gender,
age, years of experience in school administration and education, highest degree attained,
school classification, or school size?

Purpose of the research: Purpose of the research is to examine the impact of receiving

specific iPad training on school administrators attitudes toward iPad use.

METHODOLOGY
What is the methodology for the research or approach used to understand the
issue? Provide information regarding the following:

Participants: 51 subjects were selected through a purposive sampling from the

Elementary and secondary school administrators (elementary, middle, and high school
(K12) (62.75%), elementary and middle school (K8) (19.61%), middle and high
school (612) (9.80%), and elementary (K5) (7.84%))
Pre survey 51
58.8% (n = 30) male,
41.2% (n = 21) female.
Post survey 37

56.76%(n = 21) male

43.24%(n = 16) female.
Average age of participants =34.16 years
Average years of experience in education= 8.45
Average years of experience as a school administrator =2.04
Average school size of participants = 618.50.
27.45% of participants purchased their own iPads
72.55% were given to school administrators by their school district
All participants used Microsoft Windows Vista, 7, or 8 as their computer platform
Mobile platform usage percentage;
52.94% iPhone (iOS)
37.25% Android
1.96% BlackBerry OS
7.84%other
Pre-survey highest level of education that participants attained;
50.98% bachelors degree
49.02% masters degree
Procedures: Participants in this study were contacted by email through the school
systems central office, after securing approvals from the school district and the
university. The initial communication included information on the purpose, structure, and
schedule of the research study along with information on training and resources to be
provided throughout the spring semester of the 20122013 school year. Participants were
asked to complete consent forms prior to the study as required by the school district and
the universitys Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Study components included a pre-survey, a training session on the effective use of iPads
for administrative tasks and personal organization, specially designed resources
expanding the topics covered in the training session, on-going support, and a post-survey.
The study was conducted February through May 2013.
Data Collection Methods/Data Source: They developed two survey instruments as
a mechanism to collect data, which were administered online through the survey
submission system hosted at the universitys server. The pre-survey was administered at
the beginning of the spring 2013 semester and the post survey was given at the end of the
four-month study period. Both instruments were reviewed for face validity by two
education faculty members and then were piloted using a group of school administrators
in a local school district. Surveys were finalized after the feedback on the pilot versions.
Data Analysis:Paired sample t-test data analysis was conducted to understand the
differences in the responses between the pre- and post-surveys. A one-way Analysis of
Variance (ANOVA) test was conducted to see whether there were any differences in
school administrators responses by gender, age, years of experience in school
administration and education, highest degree attained, school classification, and school
size. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used to conduct the

data analysis.

RESULTS
Findings or Results (or main points of the article):

DISCUSSIONS
Conclusions/Implications: Prior to the training process, almost 68% of the school

administrators rated their iPad skills and knowledge as intermediate to advanced. After
the training process, school administrators reported increases in their iPad skills and
knowledge. According to the results of the post-survey, nearly 80% of school
administrators considered their iPad skills and knowledge at the level of intermediate to
advanced. These results suggest that, overall, training process had a positive effect on the
development of iPad skills and knowledge of the school administrators
REFLECTIONS
Students Reflections (changes to your understanding; implications for your
school/work):

I was expecting similar results. People dont want to use new technology because they
dont have adequate training on it. They dont want to risk spending time on figuring out
new source if they are already surviving with what they have.
At our school to make sure our staff members are integrating technology in their classes,
we provide them professional development trainings, and ongoing support. Our teachers
are covering certain standards throughout the year and at the end of the school year there
are standardized tests. To make their transition easy, during orientation we have
technology trainings and we always provide ongoing support.
We are collecting data on usage of technology at our school. After I read this article I
realize that there are different data analyses methods that we can use to improve our
technology trainings.