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Exploring teachers' confidence to integrate technology in Trinidad and Tobago
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Jaikaran-Doe, S and Fluck, A and Hay, I, Exploring teachers' confidence to integrate technology in Trinidad and Tobago, Proceedings of the 2016 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, 27 November - 01 December 2016, Melbourne, pp. 1-11. ISSN 1324-9320 (2016) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
Since the late 20th Century to the early 21st Century, there has been an
exponential spread of technological innovations nationally and internationally.
These innovations have led to the promotion of eLearning, mLearning, and 1:1
computer programs in schools. It is against this backdrop that the Trinidad and
Tobago government implemented the eConnect and Learn program which
provided free laptop computers for all students transitioning from primary
schools to secondary schools since 2010. A mixed methods study was
conducted to investigate teachers’ confidence with the laptop computers and
associated technological devices. Independent-samples t-tests were performed
on data collected from 53 pre-service teachers and 173 in-service teachers.
Results indicated there was a significant difference (p = ≤ .001) between the
two cohorts. Pre-service teachers gained higher mean scores than in-service
teachers on every item of the survey but data from the interview session
contrasted with this. In-service teachers reported they were more confident to
use computers and the associated technological devices. Cohen’s d was
computed to verify the magnitude of the differences between the mean scores
obtained in the independent-samples t-test. Analysis of the interview data and
two overarching policies were explored to better understand the results of the
t-tests.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Trinidad and Tobago, teachers confidence, ICT, teacher training |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Specialist studies in education |
| Research Field: | Educational technology and computing |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Other education and training |
| Objective Field: | Other education and training not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Jaikaran-Doe, S (Dr Seeta Jaikaran-Doe) |
| UTAS Author: | Fluck, A (Associate Professor Andrew Fluck) |
| UTAS Author: | Hay, I (Professor Ian Hay) |
| ID Code: | 113101 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Deposited By: | Engineering |
| Deposited On: | 2016-12-12 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-10-05 |
| Downloads: | 74 View Download Statistics |
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