Abstract
I. Purpose: Within the pase decade, technological innovation has emerged as a primary Characteristic of the changes which have taken place in the classroom. Several types of instructional equipment and instruments have been introduced into the classroom. The present research was designed to find which factors can predict adoption of the newer instructional media in the classroom. by teachers. II. Method: The research instrument was a questionnaire sent to subjects by the direct mail method. Thirteen demographic, environmental, and psychological factors were manipulated through the 62-item questionnaire. Subjects were 1607 elementary, secondary, and high school teachers randomly selected from the teachers' directory for Aichi and Niigata prefectures. III. Results: The theory of quantification, a multivariate analysis developed by Chikio Hayashi, was employed for a comprehensive analysis of all the factors introduced in this research. An analysis showed that teachers' use of the newer instructional media was well predicted by the thirteen factors (Multiple correlation ratio η=.61). Partial correlations between each factor and the use-nonuse of instructional media revealed four significant predictors: school level (elementary, secondary, or high school), subject matter area, interest in educational technology, and briskness in behaviors. Categories which had a relation to the use of instructional media were "elementary school", "English", "Science", "Home-making", "high participation in research activities", "better school organization for use of instructional media", and "briskness in behaviors".
