An Integrated Approach to Instructional Technology

AbstractThis study introduced the use of instructional technology (primarily Internet) into educational foundation courses and examined the impact upon students' perception of instructional technology, their research skills, and their learning in each course. The overall findings yielded positive and statistically significant results for an integrated approach to instructional technology in educational foundations courses. While utilizing the Internet as a research tool, students were able to improve their perception of instructional technology in terms of their confidence and comfort levels, the frequency of their use of computers, and their views on instructional technology as a teaching tool.