Effects of Technology-Enhanced learning environments for primary school teachers on their technological proficiency, teaching skills, interaction skills and understanding of future schools and innovation

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the technology-enhanced learning environments with digital textbooks affect teachers’ competencies such as technology literacy, teaching skills, interaction skills, and understanding of future schools and innovation. For this purpose, 454 elementary school teachers using digital textbooks participated in pre-and post-survey questionnaire on technology literacy, teaching skills, interaction skills, and understanding of future schools and innovation. The statistical results showed that teachers’ technology proficiency, teaching skills, interaction skills, and understanding of future schools and innovation were significantly improved after integrating digital textbooks in their classroom. It means that the teachers’ competencies have improved by using digital textbooks in technology-enhanced environments. The findings of this current study examined the positive effects of technology-enhanced learning environments using digital textbooks on teachers’ competencies beyond on students’ competencies which have been focused in extant research. In the near future, it would be utilized as a basic resource for improving teachers’ competencies in innovative schools of the future.