ED 510: Education Research - Technology's Impact Survey Analysis

This report presents the findings of a survey conducted on the impact of technology in the education sector. The research explores the challenges and opportunities that arise from the increasing integration of technology in classrooms, focusing on the perceptions of educationalists and learners. The survey investigates key aspects such as the importance of technology in education, the necessity of its introduction in primary and high schools, the safety of technological skills for students, and the time required for learners to adapt to new technologies. The data collection involved interviews with respondents, gathering their views on the role of technology in skill development, accessibility, and the current job market. The results highlight varying perspectives on the benefits and drawbacks of technology in education, including concerns about accessibility, distractions, and the need for resources. The report concludes with a summary of the findings, emphasizing the need for technology in education and its potential to improve the education system. The survey reveals mixed views on the safety of technology learning, with most respondents agreeing that technology is necessary for the current job market. The findings suggest a need for financial resources and trained personnel to support technology integration in education.

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Introduction
Overview of the problem
The problem that is stated above states about involvement of technology in recent
education system. Increase in technology and excessive use of technology in the education field
has created a problem as it has many effects on the education sector. There are many challenges
that are faced while using technology in education. There is a poor development of skills of the
professionals because they are not well equipped with the demands of the market. So, there
remains a poor skill development among the students of the classrooms. The problem that is
identified in the new system is very critical as skills as well as professionalism has very
important aspects in the new job market.
Purpose of Survey Research
The purpose of the research study is to consider all effects on the recent life and
technological revolution that is currently going on. All technological changes that are
encountered presently has attention for aggressive mankind for catching up the revolution of the
job market which is considered as a dynamic one. With the technological advancement there will
be less job for the humans and there will also be no ways of survival. There is a problem of
facing the emerging danger for saving the human race. The situation of education should be
changed with the involvement of technological advancement. The main purpose of the research
study is to identify the challenges that are faced currently in the world and to inform the mankind
about the coming danger that is yet to come. All their skills are to be diversified with their
advanced skills to mitigate the current issues that comes in their way.

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Significance of the Issue
As technology is increasing day by day, there is technology advancement that are very
much needed to know about the technologies. The way of education has also changed with the
involvement of technology. There are advanced libraries, involvement of computers, and now
recently the tradition of e-learning is in use with involvement of technology in education. So, the
issue is tremendous advancement in the field of education poses a difficulty for the learners. The
main significance of the issue is to adopt the technological advancement and learn the way the
technology serves in education sector.
Descriptions of Research Questions
The questionnaire that was made for this research study was asked mainly to the
educationalists and the learners. They were asked questions about technology involvement in the
process of education. The educationalists and the learners were asked about how important
technology is important in education. They were asked to give their views on the necessity of
introducing technology in primary schools as well as in high schools. They were asked open
ended questions as well as close ended questions where the respondents had freedom to answer
the questions. Respondents were also asked if the technological skills are safe for the pupil to
learn. They were also asked about the important aspects of technology in the education sector.
The respondents were given two option about how fast the learners get used to the technology
that are to be put in place from which they had to answer. They were also asked about the
importance of technology for the current job market. The respondents were asked about the time
they will take to learn about the new technologies that will be implemented in the education
system. The educationalists and the learners were also asked about the resources that are required

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for learning and last question that states how the technological advancements helps the
educationalists and the learners to solve their current issues related to education.
Development of your survey instrument
Description of Survey Questionnaire
The questions asked to the educationalists and the learners were open ended question and
the close questions related to the involvement of technology in the education sector. The
questions that were asked was about how the technological advancements can help to improve
the education system. They were asked questions about technology involvement in the process of
education. The educationalists and the learners were asked about how important technology is
important in education. They were asked to give their views on the necessity of introducing
technology in primary schools as well as in high schools. Respondents were also asked if the
technological skills are safe for the pupil to learn. They were also asked about the important
aspects of technology in the education sector. The respondents were given two option about how
fast the learners get used to the technology that are to be put in place from which they had to
answer. They were also asked about the importance of technology for the current job market.
The respondents were asked about the time they will take to learn about the new technologies
that will be implemented in the education system. The educationalists and the learners were also
asked about the resources that are required for learning and last question that states how the
technological advancements helps the educationalists and the learners to solve their current
issues related to education.
Field Testing Process of the Survey Questions
There are many field survey process that are used for the carrying out a survey analysis.
There are survey objectives, survey instruments, survey samples, interviews and interviewed

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debriefs. The field testing process that was used for carrying out this survey was survey
instrument where demographic questions about the respondents were asked. The survey was
carried out in terms of cognitive interviews where the respondents were questioned about the
technology involvement. The respondents were asked at various intervals of time. The survey
that was conducted for this research paper was basically a cheap and a simple was of conducting
the survey. In this method, it is easy to calculate the statistical variation with less number of data
samples. Only 10 respondents were asked questions related to technological advancement in
education.
Report of the data collection process and survey findings
Data Collection Procedure
The data collection procedure that was carried out for this research study was carrying
out survey as interviews. When the respondents were asked about how the technological
advancements can help to improve the education system, they were to answer the question in yes
or no. 10 respondents were asked this question to which most of the participants answered yes
and only three out of tem answered no. When asked about necessity of technology involvement
in the process of education, they gave their answer as yes or no. Only one respondent answered
no and others answered yes. The respondents were asked if the technology learning were safe for
them, four of them said no and other said yes. They were asked about how fast they can learn the
technology replaced, most of them said that they can learn the technology within 3 months.
Other One said that it would take more than 3 months to learn. Other two said that they would
three to six months to learn acquainted technology. When asked about if the technology is
necessary for getting jobs in the current market. All of them said yes to this question. When they
were asked about the improvement of technology in education system, there was fifty-fifty

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answer. Five of them said they accessibility to those who cannot afford the technology, and
others said that limited access to some distraction applications which includes social media as
well as games. When asked about the time they can spent for learning the technology, most of
them said that they can spend 1 hour to 3 hours for learning new technology. Others said they
will have to learn 3 hours to 6 hours or 6 hours to 9 hours. When asked about the resources,
different people had different views on this. They need financial resources and people to teach
them technology. The current world issue can be solved with the technology used in the
education sector.
Summarizing the Results
When the respondents were asked about importance of technology in education system,
three of them said no and others said yes. 30 % of them said no technology is not important in
education. When asked about necessity of technology involvement in the process of education,
only one respondent answered no and others answered yes that is only 10 % of them disagreed to
the fact. The respondents were asked if the technology learning were safe for them, four of them
said no and other said yes that is 40 % disagreed with the fact. They were asked about how fast
they can learn the technology replaced, most of them said that they can learn the technology
within 3 months. Other One said that it would take more than 3 months to learn. Other two said
that they would three to six months to learn acquainted technology. When asked about if the
technology is necessary for getting jobs in the current market. All of them said yes to this
question. When they were asked about the improvement of technology in education system, there
was fifty-fifty answer. Five of them said they accessibility to those who cannot afford the
technology, and others said that limited access to some distraction applications which includes
social media as well as games. When asked about the time they can spent for learning the

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technology, most of them said that they can spend 1 hour to 3 hours for learning new technology.
Others said they will have to learn 3 hours to 6 hours or 6 hours to 9 hours. When asked about
the resources, different people had different views on this. They need financial resources and
people to teach them technology. 10 % of the respondents said that they need financial resource
to staff and lead the technology. 50 % of them said that they need money and 40 % of them said
that they need people to teach them accordingly. The current world issue can be solved with the
technology used in the education sector.
Findings
From the survey carried out, it can be seen that there is a need of technology in the
education sector. Most of the respondents agreed to the fact they need technology in the
education sector for improving the education system and getting jobs in the current market.