Are K-12 Teachers Ready for E-Learning?

Autor/inn/en	Polat, Elif; Hopcan, Sinan; Yahs, Ömer
Titel	Are K-12 Teachers Ready for E-Learning?
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 23 (2022) 2, S.214-241 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Readiness; Electronic Learning; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Foreign Countries; Technological Literacy; Computer Literacy; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Self Efficacy; Likert Scales; Test Construction; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Factor Analysis; Factor Structure; Goodness of Fit; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Ausland; Technisches Wissen; Computerkenntnisse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Likert-Skala; Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Faktorenanalyse; Faktorenstruktur; Türkei
Abstract	Readiness is important for the success of the e-learning process. The purpose of this study was twofold: to develop a scale to measure K-12 teachers' e-learning readiness, and to examine their readiness to teach online. The participants were 3,295 K-12 teachers working in Izmir, Turkey. First EFA, then CFA-SEM was performed. Additionally, teachers' e-readiness in terms of gender, years of service, school level, and daily device usage time were examined. Teachers are ready for e-learning considering their overall scores. A significant difference was found in favor of males in the "technical competence" factor and in favor of females in the "colleague, content, and pedagogical and ethical competence factors". The readiness of younger teachers is generally higher. On a factor basis, there is only a significant difference in the factors of computer self-efficacy and student readiness according to educational level. As the use of devices increases, technology-related readiness increases. The readiness of teachers plays an important role in determining future strategies, measures, and interventions that need to be taken to advance e-learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01