Aspects of elementary school teachers’ motivation for applying educational technologies

Abstract

ASPECTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' MOTIVATION FOR APPLYING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIESSummary: The purpose of the study is to analyze the particular characteristics of elementary school teachers' motivation to implement modern educational technologies in their practice. In order to achieve the goal, the survey of teachers and content analysis were applied. 107 elementary school teachers having secondary professional education and different length of service were involved in a survey. The authors emphasize the most significant extrinsic and intrinsic motives and anti-motives for implementing the modern educational technologies in examinees; the prevalence of extrinsic motives is indicated. The research presents the optimization approaches devised and implemented to encourage the elementary school teachers who get a higher education at Kozma Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University in the form of extramural studies to use modern educational technologies. The resurvey results proved the efficiency of the areas of study, the growth of the intrinsic motives of examinees and the mitigation of their anti-motives to apply modern educational technologies.