Relationships among Preservice Teachers' Technology-Related Abilities, Beliefs, and Intentions to Use Technology in Their Future Classrooms

Abstract

This study investigated relationships among students' technology-related abilities, beliefs, and intentions. Participants were 217 preservice teachers who responded to post-course surveys. Value beliefs were the best predictor of their intentions to use a variety of software and their intentions regarding frequency of technology use with students in their future classrooms. Selfefficacy for technology integration also contributed to the prediction of intentions to use a variety of software, and technological abilities contributed to the prediction of intentions regarding frequency of future technology use. Constructivist beliefs were moderately correlated with self-efficacy and value beliefs, as well as with both types of intentions. The results highlight the importance of relationships between preservice teachers' beliefs and their potential integration of technology in their future classrooms.In a national survey of educators and future educators, the majority of school district administrators (60%) and principals (55%) reported that effective integration of instructional technology was extremely important to their core mission, 321 Ó 2011, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.

An Investigation of Turkish Pre-Service Teachers’ Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge

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“…Technology knowledge is unlikely to be used unless teachers can conceive of technology uses that are consistent with their existing pedagogical beliefs [13]. Perceptions of the importance or relevancy of a task for the accomplishment of future goals significantly influenced pre-service teachers' intentions of technology use [11]. It became clear that simply increasing computer access was not sufficient to change teachers' technology practices, especially if this increased access was not accompanied by a corresponding shift in teachers' pedagogical beliefs [8,14].…”

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“…At this point, it is crucial to analyze the teachers' computer anxiety levels and self-efficacy beliefs. Upon analyzing the literature, it is seen that teachers' anxiety levels decrease as their computer self-efficacy increase and they tend to use technology more in their classes (Niederhauser and Perkmen, 2010;Anderson et al, 2011;Liu, 2011). Within this context, teachers' computer anxiety levels and selfefficacies are two different variances that should be considered to enable them to use computer and education technologies more efficiently and effectively in their education and training activities.…”

Examining the Relationship between Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Self-efficacy, Attitudes, and Use of Technology to Support Communication and Mathematics Literacy

“…Typically, teachers with higher self-efficacy have displayed more positive attitudes towards technology integration into classrooms (Anderson, Groulx, & Maninger, 2011). Wang, Ertmer, and Newby (2004) reported that although "enhanced self-efficacy beliefs do not automatically translate into the actual use of technology among teachers, they are a necessary for technology integration" (p. 242).…”

“…In a U.S. based national survey, Anderson et al (2011) found that "the majority of school district administrators (60%) and principals (55%) reported that effective integration of instructional technology was extremely important to their core mission, whereas only 38% of teachers and future teachers reported similar views" (p. 321). The results of the current study highlight the need for continued exploration into several areas.…”