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Teaching in times of COVID-19: determinants of teachers' educational technology use

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  • Matthias Dincher
  • Valentin Wagner

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We conduct a large and nationwide survey among German teachers to investigate the determinants of teachers' adaption to an increased use of educational technology during the COVID-19 school closures. We find that higher levels of technical affinity and higher perceived learning effectiveness of distance teaching are positively associated with using at least one (new) educational technology solution while teachers' age and the digital infrastructure of the school have no predictive power.

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  • Matthias Dincher & Valentin Wagner, 2021. "Teaching in times of COVID-19: determinants of teachers' educational technology use," Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(5), pages 461-470, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:edecon:v:29:y:2021:i:5:p:461-470
    DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2021.1920000
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    1. Oliver Falck & Constantin Mang & Ludger Woessmann, 2018. "Virtually No Effect? Different Uses of Classroom Computers and their Effect on Student Achievement," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 80(1), pages 1-38, February.
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    2. Hideo Akabayashi & Shimpei Taguchi & Mirka Zvedelikova, 2023. "School ICT Resources, Teachers, and Online Education: Evidence from School Closures in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic," ISER Discussion Paper 1207r, Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of Osaka, revised Apr 2024.
    3. Hideo Akabayashi & Shimpei Taguchi & Mirka Zvedelikova, 2023. "School ICT Resources, Teachers, and Online Education: Evidence from School Closures in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic," ISER Discussion Paper 1207, Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of Osaka.

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