Title

Electronic Portfolios in the Classroom: Factors Impacting Teachers’ Integration of New Technologies and New Pedagogies

Author Info

Elizabeth Meyer, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaFollow
P. C. Abrami, Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance, Concordia University
A. Wade, Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance, Concordia University
R. Scherzer, Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance, Concordia University

Recommended Citation

Postprint version. Published in Technology, Pedagogy, and Education, Volume 20, Issue 2, July 1, 2011, pages 191-207.

Copyright © 2011Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Technology, Pedagogy, and Education.

NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Elizabeth Meyer was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2011.588415.

Abstract

This article presents the findings of a study on the use of an electronic portfolio (EP) in 16 elementary classrooms across Canada. Using a mixed-methods approach, data were collected to understand how teachers used EPs in their classrooms, to what extent they integrated the EP into their practice, and the factors influencing their use. Using expectancy theory, findings indicate that low implementers experienced significant technical obstacles and/or were reluctant to change their established practices, whereas high implementers reported feeling supported by their administration, experiencing growth in their teaching practice, and using more pedagogical practices that support self-regulated learning as a result of the scaffolding provided by the software.

Disciplines

Education