Results of the Open-Ended Question Analysis
Respondents were provided with the opportunity to respond to a question that asked, “What specific concerns do you have about the use of technology in your classroom?” About one-third of the respondents chose to answer this open-ended question (n=35). Responses provided the respondents an opportunity to provide additional information regarding their use of technology beyond the items in the questionnaire.
Content analysis was used to analyze the text provided in the open-ended responses. Four categories of comments emerged. Each comment was coded and assigned to the appropriate category. Respondent comments are summarized.
Category n percent
Lack of access to resources 9 25
Lack of technical support /
Technical problems 14 38
Lack of time 6 17
Lack of effective training 6 17
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NOTE: Individual respondents may have included multiple statements that fit into more than one category.