Teachers' beliefs and self-efficacy in computer technology integration for teaching and learning: a comparative study

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dc.contributor.authorMohammed Salim Alhajri, Rashid
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-23T04:53:16Z
dc.date.available2015-09-23T04:53:16Z
dc.date.issued2007-06
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1216
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectBeliefs and self-efficacyen_US
dc.subjectComputer technology integrationen_US
dc.subjectComparative study between oman and malaysiaen_US
dc.titleTeachers' beliefs and self-efficacy in computer technology integration for teaching and learning: a comparative studyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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