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: Salih Dalbudak

Date: 0605/16

Cite the reviewed article in APA format:

Waxman, H., Boriack, A., Yuan-Hsuan, L., & MacNeil, A. (2013). Principals' Perceptions of the
Importance of Technology in Schools. Contemporary Educational Technology, 4(3), 187-196.

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:

Specifically, the goal is to learn school administrators use iPads for their professional
duties and the potential effects on their work-related tasks and personal organization.
METHODOLOGY
What is the methodology for the research or approach used to understand the
issue? Provide information regarding the following:

Participants: 51Elementary and secondary school administrators: principals and

assistant principals.
Procedures: 51 voleenteer Participants were contacted by email through the school
systems central office to take the survey in a spring semester.{feb-may 2013}
Data Collection Methods/Data Source: There were two surveys to collect data
which were administered online through the survey submission system hosted at the
universitys server and 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.

Data Analysis:
The participants in this study may not represent a wider population due to the unique
demographics of school administrators with their age and experience in school
administration and education. Furthermore, the limited variation in the ages of
participants might have an impact on the results attained, especially in the area of
demographic and contextual data. However, the relatively young age of participants may
be a factor for positive reception of the training activities in this study as it has been
previously shown that younger school administrators use more technology compared with
older school administrators (Afshari, Bakar, Luan, & Afshari, 2010; Schiller, 2003).
RESULTS
Findings or Results (or main points of the article):

The data analysis of this study is categorized into five main groups: analysis of
demographic and contextual data; impacts of the training process on school
administrators use of iPad and iPad applications; impacts of the training process on
school administrators beliefs regarding how teachers should use iPads in the classroom;
differences in participants responses by their demographic and contextual data (gender,
age, years of experience in school administration and education, highest degree attained,
school classification, and school size); and evaluation of training process.
DISCUSSIONS
Conclusions/Implications (for your profession):
Generally in this survey participants were young. Thats why the results are positive for
the efficiency of using technology devices.
REFLECTIONS
Students Reflections (changes to your understanding; implications for your
school/work):
I realise that if the admin young. He/she is going to support me with the technoly
devices.