Effects of Demographic Characteristics, Educational Background, and Supporting Factors on ICT Readiness of Technical and Vocational Teachers in Malaysia

Autor/inn/en	Alazzam, Abu-Obaideh; Bakar, Ab Rahim; Hamzah, Ramlah; Asimiran, S.
Titel	Effects of Demographic Characteristics, Educational Background, and Supporting Factors on ICT Readiness of Technical and Vocational Teachers in Malaysia
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 5 (2012) 6, S.229-243 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Education Teachers; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Background; Educational Background; Readiness; Technology Integration; Influences; Technical Education; Engineering Education; Computer Attitudes; Computer Literacy; Knowledge Level; Questionnaires; Gender Differences; Computer Uses in Education; Statistical Analysis; Multivariate Analysis; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausbilder; Vorbildung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Technikunterricht; Ingenieurausbildung; Computerkenntnisse; Wissensbasis; Fragebogen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Computernutzung; Statistische Analyse; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	The aim of this study was to examine ICT readiness and the effects of demographic characteristics, educational background, and support factors on the ICT readiness of technical and vocational teachers in Malaysia. The questionnaire was administered to 329 technical and vocational teachers who are teaching engineering subjects in Malaysian technical and vocational schools. The questionnaire consisted of items related to ICT knowledge, ICT skills, and attitudes toward ICT. The findings in this study indicated that the teachers' ICT knowledge was above average, the teachers' ICT skills were at a moderate level, and their attitudes toward ICT were positive. There was a significant effect of gender on teachers' ICT readiness in terms of ICT knowledge, ICT skills, and attitudes. No significant effect of teachers' educational background and support factors on teachers' overall ICT readiness was discovered. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01