Beginning Teachers’ Utilization of Instructional Media: a Canadian Case Study

SUMMARY This study investigated the self‐reported use and production of 14 instructional media by a group of recent BEd graduates from a university in Western Canada. Their questionnaire responses were analysed in relation to various factors: amount of teachers’ formal coursework in instructional media taken during their pre‐service education, grade level taught, location of school (urban/rural), school‐system type (public/separate), and age and sex of the teacher. An analysis of the data led to findings similar to those reported in previous research, namely: novice teachers use media more than they produce it; their use/production of instructional media appears more affected by grade level taught than by other factors; they express concern over the lack of time to acquire (and the lack of availability of) certain media; and although they acknowledge the value of instructional media in teaching, they suggest that better pre‐service preparation of teachers is needed to help them utilize instructional media...

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