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:__Muhammet Talha Erer_______________Date: _08-05-2015_
Cite the reviewed article in APA format:
http://www.ifets.info/journals/15_2/28.pdf

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

1-Does technology affects teachers effectiveness in the classroom?

2-Does the principals knowledge of technology effect the schools achievements?

Purpose of the research: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships

among principals technological leadership, teachers technological literacy, and teaching

effectiveness. The survey target population consists of 1,000 teachers randomly selected
from Taiwanese elementary schools. The survey asked teachers to measure the
effectiveness of principals technological leadership, teachers technological literacy, and
teaching effectiveness.

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

Participants: Principle technology leadership, 1000 Taiwan elementary teachers

surveyed, 604 participants
30 (or below) years old 118 19.5%
31-40 years old 268 44.3%
41-50 years old 186 30.7%
51 (or above) years old 33 5.5%
School Size (N of class)
17 (or below) classes 104 17.2%

18-35 classes 172 28.4%

36-53 classes 178 29.4%
54 (or above) classes 150 24.8%
Teaching Year
5 (or blew) years 120 19.8%
6-15 years 235 38.8%
16-30 years 224 37.0%
31 (or above) years 26 4.3%
Procedures: Survey and research on collected data
Data Collection Methods/Data Source: internet, web site,
http://www.ifets.info/journals/15_2/28.pdf
Data Analysis:
This research empirically investigated the relationships among principals
technological leadership, teachers technological literacy, and teaching
effectiveness and tested the structural equation model (SEM). SPSS was used to
calculate scale reliabilities (the Cronbachs alpha) and to perform factor analyses.
The final SEM model was done with LISREL.

RESULTS
Findings or Results (or main points of the article): The result shows that through

the mediated-effects of teachers technological literacy, the principals

technological leadership can explain 64% of the variance in teaching
effectiveness. The result of the mediated-effects model indicates that teachers
technological literacy results in significant mediated effects of principals
technological leadership on teaching effectiveness.

DISCUSSIONS
Conclusions/Implications (for your profession): As this study indicates, principals as

technological leaders must develop and implement vision and technology plans for their
schools, encourage the technological development and training of teachers, provide
sufficient technological infrastructure support, and develop an effective school-evaluation

plan. Principals who can embrace their ever- 337 changing roles and become
technological leaders are those who can effectively lead and prepare their schools for the
decades to come.in this age of information, we need to change the traditional
teaching and we need to be integer to technology. We should increase teachers
abilities and teach technology to them.
REFLECTIONS
Students Reflections (changes to your understanding; implications for your

school/work): I believe that implementing technologies in the schools benefits it

for the better. I feel that I should be open to technology and I understand that
principal is very important for that.