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Investigation of Key School-related Indicators Influencing ICT in K-12 Education

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In the first phase, Delphi technique was conducted to identify key indicators influencing promotion ICT in K-12 schools settings. The result of the qualitative phase revealed that ICT leadership development, teacher professional development, optimized learning spaces, richness of digital resources, innovative ways of teaching and learning, changes in learning assessment forms six key indicators for ICT in K-12 education. At the second phase of the research, cases from China were selected and scored in each six indicators, and path modeling was built. The findings of this research provide important implications for the evaluation and improvement of the process of ICT reshaping K-12 Education.

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Ronghuai, H., Xiaolin, L. (2017). Investigation of Key School-related Indicators Influencing ICT in K-12 Education. In: Popescu, E., et al. Innovations in Smart Learning. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2419-1_12

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