Teachers' beliefs and self-efficacy in computer technology integration for teaching and learning: a comparative study
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2007-06
Authors
Mohammed Salim Alhajri, Rashid
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This study was designed to investigate factors related to computer
technology integration for teaching and learning. The study examined teacher
beliefs and self-efficacy with respect to computer technology integration for
teaching and learning, as a comparative study across two countries, Oman
and Malaysia. The aim was to determine the extent to which secondary school
teachers are accepting computer technology as a tool for educational
purposes.
The sample consisted secondary school teachers, 920 from Oman and
934 from Malaysia. The study utilized two questionnaires for collecting data:
Teachers' Beliefs about Computer Technology Integration Questionnaire, and
Teachers' Self-efficacy Regarding Computer Technology Integration
Questionnaire.
Principal findings revealed that teachers in both countries possess
positive beliefs about computer technology integration for educationat
purposes and relatively low level of self-efficacy with respect to computer
technology integration, particularly in Oman. Furthermore, the findings
indicated that computer use for instruction is relatively low. Although the
majority of teachers use computer for teaching and learning, descriptive
statistics revealed that the mean score of the level of computer use was low in
both countries. Statistical significant differences were observed on teachers•
beliefs about computer technology integration for teaching and learning
between the two countries. Moreover, there were differences between
teachers' self-efficacy regarding the integration of computer technology
integration for teaching and learning. In addition, there were differences
between teachers according to their gender in each country with a converse
result. Female teachers use computers more than male teachers in Oman
whereas in Malaysia male teachers use computers more than female. On the
other hand, finding did not indicate significant differences between teachers in
Oman and Malaysia on their level of use of computer for teaching and
learning. However, there were significant differences in the level of computer
use with respect to the subjects taught among Malaysian teachers, while in
Oman the differences were not significant. Positive relationship exists between
teachers' beliefs and their level of use of computer technology in both
countries, and also there was positive relationship between teachers' self efficacy
and their level of computer use, with a difference between the two
countries on the size of the association.
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Beliefs and self-efficacy , Computer technology integration , Comparative study between oman and malaysia