Teachers' Attitudes to ICT Research Papers (original) (raw)

2025, Ahmet Keleşoğlu Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

Teachers‘ attitudes play a key role to implement quality education for all. Hence, in the current study teachers‘ attitudes towards inclusive education (IE) and factors affecting them in the context of Turkey were explored with a mixed method. As a result, it was found out that teachers in Turkey have a narrow conceptualization of inclusive education and mixed attitudes towards it. Furthermore, type and severity of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) was proved to be a significant predictor of embracing IE. Lack of knowledge, training and practical experience were identified as the most influential barriers against IE which also shape and inform teachers‘ attitudes. The results indicate a need for a change at a societal level, professional teacher development for in-service as well as pre-service teachers, well- established partnership between stakeholders so that teachers can develop more positive attitudes and implement inclusive practices in their teaching contexts.

2024, International Journal of Research & Method in Education

Owen, Nathaniel; Fox, Alison and Bird, Terese (2016). The development of a small-scale survey instrument of UK teachers to study professional use (and non-use) of and attitudes to social media. International Journal of Research & Method... more

2024

Technology advances at a pace that far exceeds the rate of change possible in education. Without adjustments to their pedagogy, teachers continue leveraging pedagogical practices that do not match the effective use of technology in classrooms. This qualitative, retrospective instrumental case study explores two areas of the connected elementary classroom: (1) how teachers adapt their instructional practices as a result of 1:1 device adoption at their school and (2) teacher perceptions of change to classroom communication and student engagement the adoption of 1:1 devices. The data for this study was collected through a questionnaire, three-part semi-structured interviews, and district document analysis. Pedagogical changes in 1:1 classrooms occurred through review and practice of TPK and TCK, the use of data to inform practice, and reflection on current practices. Teacher pedagogy was impacted by organizational and personal factors which impeded change. These findings illustrate the value of communities of practice, support structures for ongoing training and development, organizational partnership, and fostering a fail-forward culture.

2024, ACTITUD DEL DOCENTE UNIVERSITARIO HACIA EL USO DE LAS TECNOLOGÍAS DE INFORMACIÓN Y COMUNICACIÓN

RESUMEN Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar la actitud de los docentes de la Universidad Nacional Experimental “Simón Rodríguez”, núcleo Maracay, hacia el uso de las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TICs) en los... more

2024, European Scientific Journal

This study seeks to investigate problems associated with students' acceptance of information and communication technology (ICT) at tertiary institutions. An extension of the Technology Acceptance Model(TAM) with subjective norm was employed by the researchers to examine the effect of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and social norm on students' intention to accept and use ICT provided for learning and research at a university. A total of 500 questionnaires were administered to students from Methodist University College Ghana, with 259 returned recording 51.8% return rate. SPSS 16 and AMOS 20 and Excel 2007 were used to analyze the data collected. Structural Equation Modeling was used to appraise the measurement and structure model. Social norm (SN) (β=0.84, p <.05) significantly predicts perceived ease of use (PEOU) and afterward PEOU(β=0.74, p<.05) also significantly predicts perceived usefulness (PU). However, the effect of PEOU, PU and SN on behavioural intention (BI) is insignificant. The effect of BI (β=.16, p <.05) significantly predicts use behaviour (UB). Overall, the model accounted for 37.% of the variance in intention to use ICT among student .

2024, European scientific journal

This is a small scale piece of research that has been conducted to investigate about the Kurdish students’ perceptions of CLT in Kurdistan. The samples involved in this study were 40 Kurdish undergraduate students; 6 out of these 40s were interviewed via skype. The participants were chosen based on their knowledge regarding CLT. These students have been taught the CLT principles for one year and for almost three years they have been taught through CLT. This study was collected by a mixture of qualitative and quantitative data through using a set of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. This was done in order to find the answer to three research questions which are: (1) what are students’ attitudes toward CLT? (2) Do students think that authentic materials should be used by teachers in English classes? (3) What are the challenges that Kurdish students face when they are taught through CLT method? The findings of the study revealed that students have a positive attitude regar...

2024

The purpose of the study is to establish the influence of teacher recruitment on quality of Early Childhood Development and Education. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The study targeted 97 ECDE Centres. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample 49 ECDE Centres and 147 ECDE teachers. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 49 headteachers and one Sub-County Director was selected. Data was collected using questionnaire and interview guide. Piloting was done in Borabu Sub County whereby 30 ECDE teachers, 10 headteachers of ECDE Centres and one subcounty Director ECDE was involved. Expert judgement was sought to ensure content and face validity. Reliability of the instruments was estimated by use of Cronbach's Alpha Correlation Coefficient and obtained as 0.87 and 0.79 for headteachers questionnaire and teachers' questionnaires respectively. The hypothesis was tested at alpha α = 0.05 using the Chi square model and simple linear regression. Data was analyzed by aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25.0. Qualitative data analysis from the interviews was categorized according to the themes based on research hypothesis. Descriptive statistics was presented using means, standard deviation, percentages and frequencies. The findings of the study revealed that the decentralized government function of recruitment has significant influence on the quality of ECDE in Nyamira South Subcounty of Nyamira County, Kenya. Recruitment of ECDE teachers significantly influenced quality of ECDE at 5 % significance level with chi square value χ 2 = 42.954 and P< 0.05. Similarly, simple linear regression revealed that recruitment of ECDE teachers significantly influenced quality of ECDE at 5% with 61.4% variation. The study concluded that there was statistically significant influence of decentralized functions of recruitment. The study recommended that Nyamira county government should establish bills through the county assembly to ensure there is sufficient ECDE teachers to improve transition rate, participation rate and competence achievement among ECDE learners.

2024, Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal

Before succumbing to the 2019 Coronavirus pandemic, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have sustained a ubiquitous presence in human lives and society. ICTs have changed the standards and dynamics of educational practices (EPs). Many academic institutions had already integrated technological-based pedagogical instructions into their educational practices but, in various cases, faced challenges of failing to consider the perceptions of chief users, students, teachers, and subjective norms. This paper is an extension of work originally presented at the 2022 11th International Conference on Education and Information Technology (ICEIT). This paper aims to demonstrate and provide future directions regarding the effects of ICTs and how such usage proliferates and disharmonizes learning and teaching experiences and academic achievement. The expanded version of the technology acceptance model (TAM2) is the theoretical foundation for this research. TAM2 provides insight into how the perceptions of students and teachers matter when adopting and using ICTs in educational practices. Depending on these perceptions of perceived ease of use and usefulness, using ICTs in educational practices can impact intentional and behavioral use, currently and futuristically. Subjective norms also influence individuals' perceptions and willingness to use ICTs for educational practices. Limitations, strengths, and future recommendations and directions are discussed.

2024, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

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2023, European Scientific Journal, ESJ

Personal or background characteristics can influence head teachers instructional leadership in schools. This study investigated the relationship, if any, between the head teacher’s instructional leadership and the head teacher’s background variables such as education/ professional qualification, gender, age,p and teaching experience in the implementation of curriculum (Environmental Education) in secondary schools. Thirty headteachers and 183 teachers randomly sampled participated. Questionnaire was used to collect data in the survey. Findings: The Instructional Leadership Mean Score for mostvariables was moderate,Instructional Leadership Mean Score was independent of head teacher characteristics such as sex, age, and teaching experience but dependent on head teacher qualification. Recommendation: Quality Assurance and Standards officers need to monitor instructions in schools regularly to assist heads,Training of headteacherson instructional leadership should be ongoing and be ensu...

2023, European Scientific Journal, ESJ

This study investigated attitude factors affecting teachers' use of short stories in the teaching of Kiswahili grammar in Secondary Schools in Nandi North Sub County, Kenya. The design for this study was descriptive survey. The total target study population was 50 Kiswahili language teachers in Secondary Schools in Nandi North Sub-County, in Kenya. Sampling was done through stratified and simple random sampling techniques to arrive at 50% of the target population. A total of 15 Kiswahili language teachers (n=15) respondents participated in the study. Data was collected through the use of questionnaires for teachers. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistical methods such as frequencies, and percentages. The study found out that very few teachers used short stories in teaching Kiswahili grammar. The research found out that teachers' attitude towards use of short stories in teaching and learning Kiswahili grammar was positive. Based on the findings, the study recommends that teachers should use short for effective Kiswahili grammar teaching.

2023, RIEE | Revista Internacional de Estudios en Educación

Mediante un diseño empírico, cuantitativo, no experimental, transver- sal y causal-comparativo, utilizando un análisis de modelos de ecuaciones estructurales, esta investigación procuró determinar si había una bondad de ajuste aceptable entre el modelo empírico y el teórico, según el cual las actitudes hacia la tecnología, mediadas por la autoeficacia, afectan el nivel de ansiedad tecnológica, en 169 estudiantes de 6º a 8º grados en un grupo de escuelas de gestión privada de una zona de Nueva York, duran- te el curso escolar 2021-2022, quienes completaron un cuestionario que recogía información sobre su actitud hacia la tecnología, su autoeficacia informática y su ansiedad hacia el uso de la tecnología. Se observó que la variable latente exógena actitud del estudiante hacia la tecnología impacta directamente sobre la autoeficacia informática de los estudiantes. La actitud de los estudiantes tiene efectos directo e indirecto sobre su ansiedad al usar la tecnología, con la autoeficaci...

2023

The purpose of the study was to examine the psychometric properties and factor structure of the quality Physical Education scale from the perspective of teaching practice, translated and adapted to the Spanish and Mexican context. A quantitative study with an instrumental design is presented. The participants were 763 Physical Education teachers from Mexico with an age range of 19 to 71 years old (M = 37.89 ± 11.18); where 31.7% were women and 68.3% men. 59.4% work in schools that belong to the federal system, 33.9% to the state system and 6.7% work in private schools. The translation and adaptation to Spanish and the Mexican context of the Quality Physical Education survey was carried out. It is composed of 50 items that are answered on a scale that goes from 0 «not totally achieved» to 10 «completely achieved». It was carried out the exploratory factorial analysis (EFA) using the Kaiser-Meyer Olkin KMO correlation matrix (.97) and Bartlett’s sphericity test (x22 x2= 30645.936 y gl...

2023, International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education

Digitalization in Higher Education (HE) institutions is an issue that concerns many educational stakeholders. ICT skills are becoming increasingly relevant in every context, especially in the workplace, therefore one of the prime objectives for universities has become preparing future professionals to be able to deal with problems and search for solutions, including digital competence as a vital skill set. Different policies, initiatives and strategies are currently being proposed in Germany, addressing educational technology innovations in HE. The University of Oldenburg is presented as an example, in an endeavour to gain an understanding of what is being proposed and what is actually happening in teaching and learning in German university classrooms. Two datasets were examined regarding the use and perceptions of students (n = 200) and teachers (n = 381) on the use of digital tools. Findings reveal that both teachers and students use a limited number of digital technology for predominantly assimilative tasks, with the Learning Management System being perceived as the most useful tool. In order to support the broader use of educational technology for teaching and learning purposes, strategies for HE institutions are suggested.

2023, European Scientific Journal, ESJ

Personal or background characteristics can influence head teachers instructional leadership in schools. This study investigated the relationship, if any, between the head teacher's instructional leadership and the head teacher's background variables such as education/ professional qualification, gender, age,p and teaching experience in the implementation of curriculum (Environmental Education) in secondary schools. Thirty headteachers and 183 teachers randomly sampled participated. Questionnaire was used to collect data in the survey. Findings: The Instructional Leadership Mean Score for mostvariables was moderate,Instructional Leadership Mean Score was independent of head teacher characteristics such as sex, age, and teaching experience but dependent on head teacher qualification. Recommendation: Quality Assurance and Standards officers need to monitor instructions in schools regularly to assist heads,Training of headteacherson instructional leadership should be ongoing and be ensured byboth Teachers Service Commission and Kenya Education Management Institute.

2023, Arab World English Journal

Over the decades, the reform and opening-up policy of the 1970s has pushed China to become increasingly connected to the world, leading to a growing demand for foreign exchange. The need for English language talents has promoted the transformation of teaching methods and reforms to the national curriculum. In the early 1980s, Communicative Language Teaching was introduced into the EFL setting in Chinese English classes. However, there is minimal time to practice speaking and communicating, and researchers have debated its applicability in China. This study aims to explore the effectiveness of Communicative Language Teaching in English grammar teaching in three public secondary schools; the current teaching environment affects its application, and the constraints that may prevent teachers from using it. Through semi-structured interviews, qualitative thematic data were collected from five English teachers working in three cities in Henan province. The results show that the uneven distribution of teachers between the capital city (Zhengzhou) and the other two prefecture-level cities (Xinmi and Xinxiang), the difference in the textbooks used, and the disparity in the English proficiency of the students led to five teachers' different views on the feasibility of CLT. The findings will provide pedagogical insights for Chinese English teachers and contribute to the government's efforts to improve Chinese public secondary schools' teaching and learning environment.

2023

The purpose of the study was to investigate students' perception on integration of computers in classroom learning in public secondary schools in Nyamira district, Nyamira County, Kenya. This study drew inspiration from Diffusion of Innovations (DoI) Theory. A survey research design was adopted in conducting the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study because of its appropriateness in seeking to obtain relevant information that describes existing phenomena and to find facts that yields accurate information. This study targeted secondary school students of public secondary schools in Nyamira district, Nyamira County, Kenya. The researcher used systematic and simple random sampling techniques to select the study sample. To achieve representativeness the researcher decided to randomly draw thirty percent of the public secondary schools in each division of the district to contribute towards the study sample. Two hundred participants were selected as the sample or the study. Data was collected by the use of questionnaires. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics mainly frequencies, percentages and tables with the help of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program. The results of the study showed that a majority of the students who participated in the study had positive perception toward computer integration in teaching. In order to improve students' perception on computer integration, it was recommended that they should be encouraged to keep up positive perception of computer integration because it assists them to learn at ease. This can be done by introducing computer integration at a tender age such as at the primary school level.

2023

The purpose of the study was to investigate teachers' perception of integration of computers in classroom teaching in public secondary schools in Nyamira Sub-county, Nyamira County, Kenya. This study drew inspiration from the Diffusion of Innovations (DoI) Theory. Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study because of its appropriateness in seeking relevant information that describes existing phenomena and to find facts that yields accurate information. This study targeted secondary school teachers of public secondary schools in Nyamira Sub-county, Nyamira County, Kenya. To achieve representativeness, thirty percent of the public secondary schools in each division of the district were randomly selected from which forty-six participants were selected for the study. Data analysis was done with frequency distributions and percentages in the form of tables and bar charts using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The results of the study showed that majority (80%) of the teachers had positive perception of computer integration in teaching. In order to improve teachers' perception of computer integration, it was recommended that computer integration in teaching should be promoted and "marketed" in teacher training colleges and during in-service workshops, conferences and seminars.

2023, European Scientific Journal, ESJ

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between working conditions and teacher turnover intentions in public secondary schools in Meru County, Kenya. The study used a descriptive survey design with both quantitative and qualitative approaches in data collection and analysis. A total of 520 respondents were involved in the study that included 503 secondary school teachers, 15 principals and 2 staffing officers. Teachers working conditions were examined to determine their relationship with turnover intentions. Data obtained from teachers’ questionnaires were analyzed quantitatively using SPSS version 21.Hypotheses were tested using Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and chi-square goodness of fit at 95%, p<0.05. The result of product moment correlation analysis indicated that the independent variable, working conditions (r= -0.488, p<0.001) have a negative and an inverse relationship with the independent variable, turnover intention. These results...

2023, European Scientific Journal, ESJ

2023

2023, Journal of Education and Practice

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship that existed between principals’ computer application skills and computer use in administration of public secondary schools in Kiambu County. Computer use in schools administration is a contemporary issue in the improvement of quality leadership in schools. The study was triggered by the need for effective leadership in schools which would lead to improved academic performance in Kiambu County.Methodology: The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The target population for this study was all the 307 principals of public secondary schools in Kiambu County. The study sample comprised of 205 principals which translated to 67% of the target population. Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used in the selection of the respondents. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Relationship between the two variables under study was established by use of spearman rho. Pearson’s Chi- square test ...

2023, European Scientific Journal

This paper is a report of a study carried out to establish the relationship that existed between principals’ Perception towards computer application and the actual computer use by principals in public secondary schools in Kiambu County. Computer use in schools administration is a contemporary issue in the improvement of quality leadership in schools. The study was triggered by the need for effective leadership in schools which would lead to improved academic performance in Kiambu County, a county surrounding the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi.. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The target population for this study was 307 principals of public secondary schools in Kiambu County. The study sample comprised of 205 principals which translated to 67% of the target population. Simple randomand purposive sampling techniques were used in the selection of the respondents. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Relationship between the two variables under study was ...

2023, European Scientific Journal

Stakeholder involvement is critical in that it can enhance levels of ownership of the decisions made as well building trust between the governors and the governed. The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence principals’ involvement of students in decision making on student discipline in secondary schools, Kenya. The study sought to establish the areas of student involvement in decision making by secondary school principals and determine whether significant differences exist between reported incidences of student indiscipline based on the levels of student involvement in decision making in secondary schools. The study employed systems theory by Ludwig Bertalanffy which looks at organisations as systems. Schools are viewed as parts joined together by web of relationships both within and outside the school. Using a descriptive survey design with a target population of 354 secondary school principals, 300 teachers and 4602 student leaders, a sample of 118 principals and 15...

2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The learning environment has changed where ICT enhances mastery of the content, provides wide-ranging information, and also provides teachers with a variety in the presentation of content. The purpose of this study was to determine the integration of ICT in teaching the English Language in secondary schools in Nyandarua County, Kenya. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of teachers'' pedagogical ICT training on the integration of ICT in teaching the English language in secondary schools in Nyandarua County, Kenya. The study used the Constructivism theory by Vygotsky and Piaget. A survey research design was used. The study population was 168 public secondary schools and 392 teachers of English Language in Nyandarua County. Using 30% the researcher arrived at a sample of 50.4 and 117.6 respectively. Hence, a total number of 118 teachers of 50 public schools were sampled using a simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using a checklist and questionnaires. By conducting testretest reliability of the questionnaire using SPSS version 22, an index of .782 was realized. The obtained data were analyzed systematically using descriptive statistics and presented using frequency tables, and percentages. The study findings from the questionnaire revealed that pedagogical skills affected ICT integration in teaching the English Language. The results of this study were expected to provide insights to the Ministry of Education in Kenya to improve the low use of ICT in teaching English language skills and help in formulating strategies of making teachers blend the traditional method of teaching with ICT which will consequently enhance students mastery of content.

2023, Printing Area : Interdisciplinary Multilingual Refereed Journal

2023, Paradigma

El propósito del presente estudio fue diseñar y desarrollar un instrumento psicométricamente válido y confiable que permitiera medir la actitud del docente universitario hacia el uso educativo de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC). Se utilizó una muestra accesible al investigador de n = 208 docentes provenientes de tres universidades ubicadas en la ciudad de Barquisimeto (Venezuela). La versión inicial de la escala estuvo constituida por 60 reactivos presentados de acuerdo con el modelo de Likert (1932). Se utilizó un procedimiento clásico para la validación de escalas de actitud basado en la técnica del Análisis Factorial. La versión final de la escala quedó constituida por 24, con validez de contenido y de constructo y una confiabilidad promedio de r = 0,91. Se concluye que la escala cumple con las características psicométricas de confiabilidad y validez requeridas para medir el constructo propuesto.

2023, International Journal of Research & Method in Education

The Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs The development of a small-scale survey instrument of UK teachers to study professional use (and non-use) of and attitudes to social media Journal Item How to cite: Owen, Nathaniel; Fox, Alison and Bird, Terese (2016). The development of a small-scale survey instrument of UK teachers to study professional use (and non-use) of and attitudes to social media. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 39(2) pp. 170-193. For guidance on citations see FAQs.

2022, Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal

2022

This study presents an analysis of University of Education, Winneba students ’ use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The study describes the ability of students ’ in using a wide range of ICT devices to support their personal learning. The study used a self-answering questionnaire and focus-group-discussions (FGD) to collect data from students. A total of thousand five hundred (N = 1500) students were selected using stratified sampling. The data from the questionnaires were analysed using SPSS software to identify and compare students ’ ICT use and ability. The findings revealed that a good number of the students had access to ICT tools and devices, and were competent in using a wide range of ICT tools and devices both for the context of academic and non-academic use. It was evident in the data that most students used this technology on a frequent basis. Furthermore, the results suggested that students used technologies within the objectivist model of teaching and l...

2022, European Scientific Journal ESJ

Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Teacher computer capacity in public primary schools in homa bay county View project A look at the social and environmental opportunities brought by... more

2022, Arab World English Journal

The current study aims at investigating the psychological and pedagogical implements of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and the Total Physical Response (TPR) in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). The main focus of this study is on the principles and techniques of these two teaching methods, in addition to their psychological and pedagogical implements in EFL classes. The study, which follows the descriptive-analytical method, also scrutinizes the techniques utilized showing their crucial role in transferring the teachers' role from knowledge importing to stimulators for interactive learning. The main results showed that the use of these two methods could play an active role in enhancing learners' dependency, minimizing their shyness, raising their motivation, and activating both hemispheres of the brain. Some psychological and pedagogical implements and recommendations have been stated at the end of the study.

2022

The use of Information Communication Technologies has dramatically changed services, business models, and people’s expectations of the quality and efficiency of information sharing and service delivery. Egovernment is one fundamental element in the modernization of government business processes. It provides a competitive edge in service delivery across the civil service, enhances collaboration in public sector organizations and institutions, interaction of government and business community and between the Kenyan government and the citizens that it serves in line with vision 2030. Objectives: The objectives of this study are to; Determine the effect of Training and ICT usage; establish how availability of adequate funds affect service delivery: determine how ICT infrastructure affect service delivery: evaluate the effect of staff ICT competency on service delivery. This study was guided by two theories; Expected Behaviour theory and technology acceptance model. Findings: From the fin...

2022, Zbornik radova Uciteljskog fakulteta Prizren-Leposavic

Foreign language teaching today is increasingly focused on the use of new technologies as one of the additional teaching materials. Considering that traditional learning in the classroom is being moved to a virtual environment day by day, the tasks of foreign language teachers are increasing. Teachers are expected to improve in this area, to adopt new technologies and to develop their own digital literacy. However, despite the many benefits of modern technology, a number of teachers advocate their use while others reject and avoid using them. Whether and to what extent new technologies will be represented in foreign language classes largely depends on the attitudes and beliefs of teachers. Namely, personal and pedagogical beliefs of teachers can be crucial for the implementation of new technologies in teaching, and in this regard, when teachers' attitudes are positive, modern technologies are often an integral part of their pedagogical practice. On the other hand, when teachers have negative attitudes and a great aversion to new technologies, they usually do not use them and do not give students the opportunity to learn in a virtual environment using digital devices. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to point out the positive and negative attitudes and beliefs of foreign language teachers, which are often crucial for the implementation of new technologies in foreign language classes, as well as previous scientific researches that have addressed this topic.

2022, Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa

La presente investigación pretende identificar los factores relacionados en la integración del Programa de Inclusión y Alfabetización Digital en las actividades del docente de educación primaria pública en México; para ello, se utilizó una metodología cuantitativa de alcance explicativo con una muestra de 203 docentes de un municipio del sur del estado de Sonora. Fueron medidos cuatro factores resultantes de la revisión teórica (escolares, personales, programáticos y contextuales), los resultados demuestran que las variables asociadas al factor personal del profesor son aquellas que logran explicar e impactar en mayor medida la integración del programa. Se concluye la presencia de una necesidad manifiesta en cuanto a la reformulación y desarrollo de programas de capacitación y concientización sobre el impacto de la tecnología y los beneficios que conlleva para el aprendizaje.

2022, Diseases of the Esophagus

Antireflux procedures in humans are well stablished. However, the veterinarian literature lack of information on antireflux procedures. To our knowledge, this is the first ever documented laparoscopic fundoplication performed on a canine. A one-year male, Belgian Malinois was presented for consultation of progressive chronic regurgitation and hypersalivation. Given the persistent clinical signs despite medical management, laparoscopic fundoplication was recommended and elected. Methods Laparoscopic fundoplication was performed. The dog was induced under general anesthesia and prepared for ventral abdominal surgery in dorsal recumbency. A direct approach to the abdominal cavity was made just cranial to the umbilicus on midline and a 5 milimiter port placed routinely with a blunt trocar. Pneumoperitoneum was set at 8 to 10 millimeters of mercury. Results The patient was hospitalized postoperatively receiving methadone, maropitant, ondansetron, erythromycin, metoclopramide, pantopraz...

2022, European Scientific Journal ESJ

2022, Universal Journal of Educational Research

The English teaching curriculum imposed by the Department of Education in the Philippines is based on the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) methodology. However, the traditional method of teaching such as Grammar-Translation still dominates in ESL practices in the country. This study determined the profile of ESL teachers, their attitude towards CLT, their teaching competence and the difficulties they experienced in using CLT in the classroom. The descriptive-correlational research design aided by an actual classroom observation was used in this study. A questionnaire and the classroom observations served as the instruments for collecting data. There were 178 ESL teachers and 73 secondary school heads who served as respondents of the study. Results revealed that a majority of the teachers were holders of a bachelor's degree; taught English subject for more or less four (4) years; finished college degree course in public schools; and had less trainings attended. It also revealed that a majority of the teachers had positive attitude toward CLT. As regards their teaching competence, they were rated "most competent" in their language skills while "more competent" in their teaching skills, classroom management, and evaluation skills. On the difficulties they experienced in using CLT in their classes, they considered the following challenges as "more difficult": fewer opportunities to get CLT training; low level of students' English proficiency; the big number of students in a class; and the lack of efficient and effective instruments to assess communicative competence.

2022, European Scientific Journal, ESJ

This paper examined the effect of theoretical and institutional factors that influenced the adoption of e-learning in Universities in Ghana. The study sought to improve understanding of the motivational factors behind the adoption of e-learning systems. This study extended the original Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to include institutional factors. A sample of 600 lecturers was drawn from both private and public universities in Ghana. Correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between e-learning and the theoretical factors as well as the relationship between e-learning adoption and institutional factors. Linear regression analysis was used to determine whether the theoretical factors predict e-learning adoption. The study revealed that e-learning was positively correlated to all the theoretical factors discussed. It was observed that significant relationship existed between Perceived Usefulness (PU) and e-learning, while the weakest relationship existed between ...

2022, International Journal of Research & Method in Education

2022, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

In Turkey, great efforts have been made to teach English as a foreign language (EFL) for the last two centuries. Fluctuated with every new educational trend, educational policy along with all related aspects like curricula have been redefined and reframed. Educational and instructional decisions at all levels have been made accordingly. Despite time and efforts spent and resources allocated, the success of EFL in Turkey is still questionable as the problem is versatile and associated with various factors. From EFL academicians perspective, this paper aims to portray major problems in EFL teaching in Turkey. The possibility to remove those problems suggests a successful and effective foreign language education in the future. 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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2022, European Scientific Journal ESJ

COVID-19 is a threatening disease that has led to total lockdown of educational institutions in various countries, Nigeria inclusive. Presently, there is no vaccination for its cure yet; thus, the need for preventive mechanisms to reduce its spread in the schools. The primary school which this study is delimited is made of pupils whose ability to prevent this disease is minimal due to their level of physical and mental development, therefore they require proper attention. The headteachers and teachers who occupy administrative positions in primary schools need to manage these pupils, to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the schools. The main purpose of this study is to suggest how headteachers and teachers should practically discharge their administrative functions so as to reduce coronavirus spread among pupils in primary schools. This is expected to give an insight into healthy adaptive mechanism for the staff and pupils in primary schools in Nigeria. Finally, the following recommendations were made; which include: providing hygiene facilities, services of healthcare workers and isolation center in the school for pupils that may need extra care.

2022, European Scientific Journal

2022, International Journal of TESOL Studies

China's 2001 curriculum reform aimed to shift the exam-oriented teacher-dominated instructional model to quality-oriented learner-centred education. Accordingly, China's National English Curriculum Standards focus on students' all-round development to prepare students for future learning and development. The standards aim to facilitate the development of students' English linguistic and communicative competence, learning and thinking ability, and intercultural awareness and understanding. However, the implementation of the curriculum has been challenging for teachers who are used to traditional teaching styles, and who have large classes with students of varying English learning backgrounds and many other constraints. To date, limited evidence is available regarding how teachers engage with the new curriculum to facilitate learning in the classroom. To illustrate how the curriculum reform has been taken up in terms of teacher practices, this paper reports on classroom activities used in the teaching of vocabulary, grammar and speaking by seven teachers in two secondary schools, drawing on the observation data generated for a larger project investigating teachers' practices and beliefs. While most teachers mainly used activities in line with traditional practices, some teachers used a range of activities in ways designed to facilitate students' active learning and practice of English, as well as learning strategies and higher order thinking development. The findings are informative for second or foreign language teachers, teacher educators and policymakers in China and countries of similar contexts.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the principal's leadership characteristics related to computer studies implementation in selected secondary schools in Rongo district, Kenya. The study investigated the principal's computer proficiency and attitude towards the computer studies in their schools. This study adopted a comparative descriptive research design which compared the variables influencing the implementation of computer studies in schools that were teaching computer studies and those that were not. Twelve selected secondary schools participated in this study of which six (6) had implemented and six (6) had not implemented computer studies. One hundred and forty three (143) teachers sampled from the 12 secondary schools took part in the principals' evaluation. The data for the study was collected using questionnaires and were subsequently analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The analyzed data was presented in form of tables. It was then...

2022, Magis: Revista Internacional de Investigación en Educación

ResumenSe realizó un estudio relacional cuantitativo con el pro- pósito de describir las actitudes de los docentes hacia las TIC y su relación con variables sociodemográficas de los mismos (edad y género) y con aquellas que indican posibilidades de acceso a las tecnologías (com- putadora en el hogar y Enciclomedia en el salón de clases). Los resultados señalan que de manera general los docentes poseen actitudes positivas hacia las TIC, especialmente en los docentes de género masculino y en aquellos que cuentan con mayores posibilidades de interacción con las mismas.AbstractA quantitative relational study was conducted in order to describe the attitudes of teachers towards ICT and their relation to certain socio-demo- graphic variables (age and gender) and to variables that indicate accessibility of technology (computer at home and Enciclomedia —a bank of multimedia resources— in the classroom). The re- sults indicate the teachers generally have positive attitudes towards ICT, especi...

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The purpose of this study was to find out whether there exists a relationship between ICT training of principals and ICT integration in management of public secondary schools in Kenya. Cross-sectional survey design was used in Nairobi County where quantitative research strategy was applied for the collection of data using questionnaires. The target population comprised of 75 secondary schools in Nairobi County at the time of data collection. Simple Random sampling was used to select the public secondary schools with 7(10%) participating in the pilot study. Data collected by questionnaires from 68 principals were analyzed using Pearson’s chi square with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of the analysis of data revealed that there was a significant relationship between the principals ’ educational level and ICT integration in management of public secondary schools in Kenya. Out of this study recommendations were made to the county government and ...