Technology Acceptance among Pre-Service Teachers: Does Gender Matter?

Autor/inn/en	Teo, Timothy; Fan, Xitao; Du, Jianxia
Titel	Technology Acceptance among Pre-Service Teachers: Does Gender Matter?
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 31 (2015) 3, S.235-251 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Student Attitudes; Gender Differences; Computer Attitudes; Technology Uses in Education; Attitude Measures; Intention; Technology Integration; Foreign Countries; Online Surveys; Questionnaires; Structural Equation Models; Factor Analysis; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Ausland; Fragebogen; Faktorenanalyse; Asien
Abstract	This study examined possible gender differences in pre-service teachers' perceived acceptance of technology in their professional work under the framework of the technology acceptance model (TAM). Based on a sample of pre-service teachers, a series of progressively more stringent measurement invariance tests (configural, metric, and scalar invariances, as well as latent mean difference) were conducted. Practically, the findings revealed that, while the gender groups showed no statistical difference on "perceived usefulness," "attitudes toward technology," "intention to use technology," female pre-service teachers had lower scores on "perceived ease of use," suggesting that technology use is more challenging for female pre-service teachers than for their male counterparts. Technically, the findings provided support for full configural and metric invariance, and for partial scalar invariance. Discussions about the findings and their practical implications concerning teacher training are provided. Future research directions are also suggested. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01