An Exploration of K–12 Students' Conceptions of Learning With Technology: A Drawing Analysis

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 1
  In Poster Session: Technology as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning SIG Poster Session

Abstract

Students (N = 377) across K-12 grade levels were tasked with drawing a picture to answer the questions “What is learning with technology?” and “What is it like when you are learning with technology?” Data were coded using validated protocols, and results were summarized across school levels. Students most frequently conceptualized their learning with technology as related to information access and did not specify a particular location for their learning. Students’ emotions regarding learning with technology appeared to become less positive as they progress through school and they less frequently conceptualized using technology to learn with peers. These findings, among others, are discussed, along with the significance of the findings.

Authors

• Max Sommer, University of Florida

• John Hampton, University of Florida

• Jingwei Li, University of Florida

• Albert Dieter Ritzhaupt, University of Florida

• Kara M. Dawson, University of Florida

• Pasha Antonenko, University of Florida

• Chin-Chung Tsai, National Taiwan Normal University