Attitudes and Perceived Information Technology Competency among Teachers

The purpose of this study was to measure teachers’ attitudes and perceived competency towards information technology (IT). The results revealed that most teachers possess positive attitudes towards IT. The findings also established that most teachers have moderate levels of IT competency. They also...

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Main Authors: Sa'ari, Juanna Risah, Wong, Su Luan, Roslan, Samsilah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2005
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17872/
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author Sa'ari, Juanna Risah
Wong, Su Luan
Roslan, Samsilah
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description The purpose of this study was to measure teachers’ attitudes and perceived competency towards information technology (IT). The results revealed that most teachers possess positive attitudes towards IT. The findings also established that most teachers have moderate levels of IT competency. They also believe that they still lack the appropriate IT skills to integrate the technology into the teaching and learning process. The results of MANOVA analysis indicated that there are significant differences between the group of competent and incompetent teachers in terms of usefulness, confidence, anxiety and aversion toward the use of IT.
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spelling upm-178722011-07-17T06:07:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17872/ Attitudes and Perceived Information Technology Competency among Teachers Sa'ari, Juanna Risah Wong, Su Luan Roslan, Samsilah The purpose of this study was to measure teachers’ attitudes and perceived competency towards information technology (IT). The results revealed that most teachers possess positive attitudes towards IT. The findings also established that most teachers have moderate levels of IT competency. They also believe that they still lack the appropriate IT skills to integrate the technology into the teaching and learning process. The results of MANOVA analysis indicated that there are significant differences between the group of competent and incompetent teachers in terms of usefulness, confidence, anxiety and aversion toward the use of IT. 2005 Article NonPeerReviewed Sa'ari, Juanna Risah and Wong, Su Luan and Roslan, Samsilah (2005) Attitudes and Perceived Information Technology Competency among Teachers. Malaysian Online Journal of Instructional Technology, 2 (3). pp. 70-77. ISSN 1823:1144 http://pppjj.usm.my/mojit/articles/pdf/Dec05/09%20-%20attitudes_and_perceived%5B1%5D-final.pdf English
spellingShingle Sa'ari, Juanna Risah
Wong, Su Luan
Roslan, Samsilah
Attitudes and Perceived Information Technology Competency among Teachers
title Attitudes and Perceived Information Technology Competency among Teachers
title_full Attitudes and Perceived Information Technology Competency among Teachers
title_fullStr Attitudes and Perceived Information Technology Competency among Teachers
title_full_unstemmed Attitudes and Perceived Information Technology Competency among Teachers
title_short Attitudes and Perceived Information Technology Competency among Teachers
title_sort attitudes and perceived information technology competency among teachers
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17872/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17872/