Teachers' use of technology: examining the domains of laptop competence
Introduction: The current coronavirus pandemic has forced the transition from face-to-face teaching and learning to fully online in Malaysia. Objectives: To examine the domains of laptop competence and its relationship with laptop use among teachers. Methods: A quantitative descriptive survey design...
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| description | Introduction: The current coronavirus pandemic has forced the transition from face-to-face teaching and learning to fully online in Malaysia. Objectives: To examine the domains of laptop competence and its relationship with laptop use among teachers. Methods: A quantitative descriptive survey design using questionnaires involved 133 Mathematics and Science secondary school teachers. Results: Based on the results, the teachers are highly competent in word processor; basic laptop operation skills; telecommunication; spreadsheet; multimedia integration; and setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of laptop but only moderately competent in media communication; and database. There was a significant positive relationship between teachers’ laptop competence and laptop use. Conclusion: Act as a guide to plan effectual training according to the needs of the teachers based on each item of the domains outlined to promote more rigorous use of laptops among the teachers. |
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| spelling | upm-952992023-04-07T02:03:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95299/ Teachers' use of technology: examining the domains of laptop competence Moses, Priscilla Wong, Su Luan Introduction: The current coronavirus pandemic has forced the transition from face-to-face teaching and learning to fully online in Malaysia. Objectives: To examine the domains of laptop competence and its relationship with laptop use among teachers. Methods: A quantitative descriptive survey design using questionnaires involved 133 Mathematics and Science secondary school teachers. Results: Based on the results, the teachers are highly competent in word processor; basic laptop operation skills; telecommunication; spreadsheet; multimedia integration; and setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of laptop but only moderately competent in media communication; and database. There was a significant positive relationship between teachers’ laptop competence and laptop use. Conclusion: Act as a guide to plan effectual training according to the needs of the teachers based on each item of the domains outlined to promote more rigorous use of laptops among the teachers. Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (I C S T) 2021-10-26 Article PeerReviewed Moses, Priscilla and Wong, Su Luan (2021) Teachers' use of technology: examining the domains of laptop competence. EAI Endorsed Transactions on E-Learning, 7 (23). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2032-9253 https://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/eai.26-10-2021.171598 10.4108/eai.26-10-2021.171598 |
| spellingShingle | Moses, Priscilla Wong, Su Luan Teachers' use of technology: examining the domains of laptop competence |
| title | Teachers' use of technology: examining the domains of laptop competence |
| title_full | Teachers' use of technology: examining the domains of laptop competence |
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| title_short | Teachers' use of technology: examining the domains of laptop competence |
| title_sort | teachers' use of technology: examining the domains of laptop competence |
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