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Title:
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PRESERVICE TEACHERS ADOPTION OF A MAKERSPACE |
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Author(s):
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Junko Yamamoto |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-93-7 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G. Sampson, Dirk Ifenthaler, Pedro Isaías and Maria Lidia Mascia |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Teacher Education, Makerspace, Adoption, Diffusion of Innovation, Technology Acceptance Model |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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233 |
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Last Page:
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241 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Innovation includes new inventions, new ideas, or new methods. Everett Rogers Diffusion of Innovations framework,
however, suggests not all are willing to adopt innovation. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) indicates that perceived
usefulness and perceived ease of use influence ones choice to use available technology. Since the nature of work is
rapidly changing, the future workforce needs to be prepared to innovate or adopt innovation. This means that educators
also need to be innovators or early adopters. In this study, education majors in an instructional technology class in the
United States were introduced to the idea of a makerspace. When they were given choices, some participants tried new
tools or methods without the instructors assistance, and some tried with the assistance. However, there was also a group
of education majors who chose not to try out new tools or methods, even they knew that the help was available. This
finding implies that Rogers theory about peoples aptitude of adopting innovation and TAM are applicable to future
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