IMPLEMENTATION OF E-TRAINING FOR EARLY CHILD EDUCATORS WITH A BLENDED APPROACH

The research study deals with the issue of attitudes towards the use of ICT in the education of andragogy students. As a method of research, we chose a three-year experiment. The study first surveyed 224 students in andragogical fields – future educators - in order to discover input factors like identifying their relationship to ICT, skills, experience in the field of ICT and frequency of the use of ICT at work. The study further examines four separate variables, representing three dimensions of attitudes (cognitive, conative and emotional) towards the use of ICT in education – the conviction to use ICT in their teaching, the opinion on the impact of the use of ICT on the understanding of curriculum, the opinion on the impact of the use of ICT in teaching and education itself and the tendency to act to recommend the use of ICT in teaching to their colleagues. In the university teaching of students itself, using the didactic method of AIDA on a mathematical problem, the experimental group is the subject of a demonstration of the use of ICT in empirical verification of the results of the task, as opposed to a control group that does not use ICT in teaching. Specifically, the representation of results in MS Excel and the empirical verification of results in a Python-created program are used. The research aims to determine the impact of the demonstration of a one-off use of ICT in teaching on the change of dimensions of attitude towards the use of ICT in education represented by separated variables. Their rate is measured by a 10-point bipolar scale. The results show p value (p<0.05), which provides evidence that a one-off demonstration of the use of ICT in the teaching of andragogy students is a factor that statistically significantly influences these dimensions of attitude towards the use of ICT in education and thus its overall change, regardless of the gender of the students. The three-year research study confirmed these results in an aggregated experimental group of 112 respondents who were compared with the same aggregated control group.

This study aimed to establish the interplay between the ICT-related training influences of Grade Three teachers and their use of ICT in teaching in Grade Three in Nairobi County, Kenya. This study was guided by the Technology Acceptance Model, which believes that individuals are objective while developing tasks. However, constraints unconsciously limit the individual’s ability to perform the task. The specific objectives of the study were to find out the extent to which Grade Three teachers’ ICT related trainings influences the use of ICT in teaching Grade Three learners, to find out the extent to which Grade Three teachers ICT related training influences active involvement of Grade Three learners in ICT related experiences and to determine the challenges faced by Grade Three teachers in using ICT to teach in Public and Private schools. The study used a qualitative research design with a random sample of 34 Grade Three teachers who were selected from 110 public and private primary schools in Kasarani Sub-County, Nairobi County, Kenya. Data was collected using questionnaires administered to Grade Three teachers, interview schedules where Grade Three teachers were interviewed, and an observation checklist where Grade Three teachers and learners were observed during an ICT integrated lesson. Quantitative data were summarized into descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages, while a thematic approach analysed qualitative data. Results revealed that the correlation between teachers’ ICT training and teachers’ use of ICT in classroom teaching was positive but not statistically significant (r = .288, p = .123). Similarly, a positive correlation was observed between teachers’ level of ICT training and teachers’ use of ICT in classroom teaching, with a coefficient of .448* and a significance level of .013. Moreover, the positive correlation between teachers’ level of ICT training and their use of ICT in classroom teaching suggests that highly trained teachers may find it easy to implement ICT in their teaching. Mobile phones emerge as the most frequently utilized ICT tool, with 33.3% of teachers reporting its most frequent use, followed closely by desktop computers, which are favoured by 36.7% of teachers for frequent use. The study concluded that teachers' usage of ICT in classrooms remains relatively frequent, indicating a moderate level of integration of technology in teaching practices. The study recommended that educational authorities in Nairobi County should design and implement targeted professional development programs aimed at enhancing Grade Three teachers' ICT competencies. Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) should develop and implement comprehensive ICT training programs for Grade Three teachers in Nairobi County, Kenya, focusing on technical skills and pedagogical strategies for effective ICT integration in teaching.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0972/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

ICT belongs to modern life and is playing a growing role in education. For effective implementation of ICT in the classroom, teachers need to develop both positive attitudes and self-efficacy towards using these tools in educational settings. However, information measuring how positive such attitudes towards and how developed teachers’ self-efficacy on the use of ICT in education are remains scarce. This study examines the development of prospective chemistry teachers' ICT-related attitudes and their corresponding self-efficacy. It focuses on secondary level chemistry pre-service teachers’ attitudes and self-efficacy concerning the use of ICT in education in general, and in chemistry teaching in particular. Data was collected from pre-service teachers (n = 239) at different stages of their teacher education programs. The study describes the progression of domain-specific self-efficacy. It also investigates gender differences and highlights the influence of seminars on the use of ICT in science education.

Objective: Analysis aims to analyze the perceptions of university teachers about the use of ICT in teaching from a exploratory study. Methods: Fulfill this a documentary search of 22 articles carried out on University of Ecuador regarding the use and perception of ICT in university teaching; second, the theoretical foundation and relevant findings on the topic are selected to form an analysis regarding possibilities and opportunities for improvement; Third, a discussion is carried out that allows the understanding of social representation phenomena regarding ICTs in Ecuadorian universities. As a methodology, an exploratory qualitative study is implemented through a literary review that accounts for the phenomenon of teachers' perceptions in the use of technologies as a fundamental tool for learning. Thus, the documentary search is carried out in studies from Ecuador that have been completed for a maximum of 5 years. Result: As a result, the analysis seeks to form an analysis that explains teachers' perceptions and build strategies that help improve their application for teaching.

The accelerated advancement of the technological revolution in the new digital world forces teachers to adapt and renovate their teaching practice by using information and communication technologies in the usual way so that this innovation improves the quality of the teaching and learning for skills development through the effective use of these technologies. Thus, teachers face many challenges when trying to integrate technology into their classrooms. Teachers from the Mont-Amba Educational Province, for example, are not spared from the many obstacles they face to use technologies in teaching and learning. It is within this framework that this research has set itself the main objective of investigating the challenges of using ICT in teaching and learning in order to propose solutions to improve the practices of teaching and learning in elementary schools in the educational province of Mont-Amba. The research used a descriptive statistical analysis based on a mixed approach, and a conceptual framework was developed to guide the research. The sample of the target population is composed of 80 Teachers and 5 Head Teachers; two instruments, questionnaire and interview, are used to collect data. Qualitative data were analyzed by SPSS, and qualitative data were coded and analyzed. After analyzing the data, the result reveals that teachers face several challenges, such as lack of effective training, lack of resources, lack of time, lack of technical support and leadership, lack of knowledge and skills, lack of internet, lack of electricity, technical breakdown, low government funding, and lack of an effective strategy of ICT use in teaching and learning. Originality or value: this study is very significant at two levels. First, in the scientific context, it contributes to the scientific literature on the use of ICTs in education. Secondly, it clarifies the barriers to the use of ICT in primary school teaching and learning that teachers face, and this study has developed a series of recommendations that will be presented to the government and the administrative authorities of the Congolese education sector so that it applies to meet these different challenges in the use of ICT in this educational province.

Nowadays higher education that does not implement information and communication technologies (ICTs) is inconceivable; this places new demands on the level of qualification of teachers and the development of professional competencies in students. Therefore, the study of the readiness of universities for the introduction of ICTs is a relevant issue. The purpose of the research is to determine the predictors of the readiness of higher educational institutions for the introduction of ICTs. For this purpose, 218 students and 196 teachers of Moscow City University (Russia) were interviewed. The respondents were asked to fill in a specially designed questionnaire that included 40 key questions aimed at assessing the use of ICTs and their impact on student performance. The data analysis involved the following two steps: determining the level of ICT use in the educational process and comparing the indicators of the two groups of respondents - students and teachers. Lack of awareness of students on the introduction of new methods of learning in the educational institution was revealed in the course of the study. Although students and teachers note the steady development of the use of ICT in the educational process, they are not inclined to assess this area as the leading strategic goal of the institution. The primary task of ICT use in higher education is to train teachers and improve their skills. The use of ICT improves the quality of education and competitiveness of higher educational institutions, contributes to the development of professional competencies, but does not have a significant impact on the academic performance of students. Predictors of the use of ICTs in higher education are blended learning focused on the use of online technologies and independent work of students, virtual laboratories, as well as the development of open education and the MOOC system. The development of standardized quality control criteria will ensure the equality of diplomas in online and offline education.

<span>As in the developed nations, developing countries in the Southeast Asian region increasingly are recognising the important role higher education plays in enhancing the human resources of a nation for promoting its development in a world of depleting natural resources. Advances and pervasiveness of ICT in the society mean that higher education systems in the region are increasingly leveraging ICT in handling the many arising challenges faced by higher education systems in Southeast Asia. Some of the possible roles of ICT in higher education in the face of these challenges discussed in this paper are </span><em>what and how students learn, when and where students learn, who the new faces of students and lecturers are,</em><span> and </span><em>ways to reduce the cost of education.</em><span> However, research-based knowledge on how ICT has been and can be used to enhance the design, delivery and management of higher education programs in the Southeast Asia region is not readily available. Furthermore, countries in Southeast Asia are at different stages of development in the use of ICT in education. Thus, success stories, experiences and lessons learnt from the use of ICT in higher education will be of immense importance for educators and administrators who are at the forefront of integrating ICT for higher education in countries in the region.</span>

The use of ICT in teaching has ostensibly increased over the last few years, especially due to distance teaching imposed during the pandemic. Our study aims to understand how Music teachers use ICT and how it relates to their beliefs regarding its pedagogical value for teaching and learning. We adopt a quantitative methodology based on a survey-type design first and an ex post facto design in the second stage. The results show limited use of ICT among secondary school Music teachers generally, and how its degree of use (high, medium, low) correlates with their beliefs regarding their pedagogical value, i.e., higher value leads to more frequent use. Therefore, ICT use should be promoted to reach broader acceptance and integration in Music teaching.

The main aim of this study was to investigate the use of ICT in teaching Kiswahili plays in secondary schools as a way of cultivating interest and positive attitude towards drama at an early age. The objectives of the study were: To ascertain whether teachers of Kiswahili play have ICT skills for teaching Kiswahili plays and to examine attitude of teachers of Kiswahili towards integration of ICT in teaching Kiswahili plays The study used social learning theory by Bandura and the functionalism theory by John Dewey. The study employed a descriptive survey design to answer the research questions. Stratified sampling was used to categorize schools in to boys, girls, mixed schools, day and boarding schools. Simple random sampling was applied to select 275 students from a total of 918 students. The study used focus group discussion, questionnaires for teachers and students to collect data and interviews to provide further information on the teacher’s attitude on the use of ICT in teaching Kiswahili play and observation. The study showed limited use of ICT in teaching and learning of Kiswahili play and it adds up into the pool of existing knowledge and is beneficial to teachers since it gives suggestion on the best combination to motivate and arouse interest of teaching and also to the teacher training institutions in preparing teachers to adequately use ICT in instruction in classroom level and also to the curriculum developers.

The use of ICT in educational settings is a catalyst for change. The paper has sought to explore the role of ICT in education as we progress into the 21st century. The first phase focuses on the conceptual framework of the use of ICT in education. In this model the dependent variable is education and its sub variables are educational level of teachers and students which is directly affected by the independent variables which are the use of ICTs, ICT infrastructure and staff development. The second phase is the pilot study to answer two major questions: (i) Is ICT mandatory or voluntary at your institutions? (ii) What are the greatest barriers to using ICT to you as an academician? The results show that majority of the academic staff (86%) responded that ICT is mandatory. However, the survey revealed that most of the part-time lecturers ticked the use of ICT as voluntary. Some of these part-time lecturers in the cadre of professors, responded to Q32 as (do not fit my program). Actually in their dispensation, lecturing was done using the chalk board only. The research confirms that two major barriers affect the use of ICT; they are lack of time to use ICT the systems and training opportunities. Respondents on these are 38% and 32% respectively. Based on these findings, the paper recommended that, all employed teachers in Federal, State and Private institutions should undertake mandatory training and retraining on ICT programmers. The government should develop ICT policies and guidelines for the application of ICT in education.

The information age is increasing the gap between the rich and poor, developed and developing countries and creating a society of information haves and have-nots. Learning institutions in countries with greater powers of acquisition have easier access to new technologies and take greater advantage of them. Given this situation, it is imperative that developing countries redouble their efforts to prepare themselves to successfully meet the challenge and maximize the opportunities that the use of ICT in education offers. This can be done by developing countries tackling one after another the factors that are hindering the efficient use of ICT in education. By so doing countries will follow a divide and conquer approach which usually sees to the solving of complex national issues such as this one. This paper is an effort to share opinions on the reasons for the under use of ICT in education from Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia

In this study we explored how teacher education institutions handle the use of ICT in teacher education. A qualitative approach conducted as a multiple case study design involved three teacher education institutions. Two case studies where conducted in 2009 and one in 2012. Findings revealed that teachers appear to have become more aware of the use of ICT in education in 2011 compared to 2009. Still, teacher students remain to be sufficiently well prepared on how to use ICT for pedagogical purposes, even if their technical skills are improved over the years.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine Swedish upper secondary school teachers’ and students’ views and use of ICT in education.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 25 individual teachers and 39 students in small focus groups were interviewed. A qualitative content analysis was performed using NVivo11. The analysis was conducted in three steps: with each individual teacher, the student groups and the cohort of teachers and students. A comparative analysis was also conducted.FindingsThe teachers’ views and use of ICT are diverse. Teachers and students identify similar challenges when using ICT in education, e.g. time and subject, the shortcomings of a school’s learning management system (LMS) and teachers’ digital competence. Students report an extensive out-of-school use of smartphones and an extensive in-school use of laptops and LMS.Research limitations/implicationsThe relatively small number of teachers and students in three schools make generalisations difficult. The examination of teachers’ and students’ views and use in the same context reveals new knowledge.Practical implicationsThe study may influence teachers’ use of ICT in education, based on a better understanding of students’ use.Social implicationsThe study may lead to a better understanding of teachers’ and students’ different perspectives and a more enhanced and sustainable in-school use of ICT.Originality/valueThe originality is that teachers’ and students’ views and use of ICT in education are examined at the same time. The paper contributes new knowledge about how teachers and students conceptualise and use ICT in upper secondary school practices.

In this study, the evaluations of school administrators and teachers regarding the use of ICT in education on the basis of equality of conditions and equality of opportunity, which are the sub-dimensions of the principle of equality, are discussed. In the study, parallel mixed-methods approach, in which qualitative and quantitative data are used together, is adopted. The qualitative part of the research process was designed as phenomenological study, and the quantitative part as correlational survey. The study group of the qualitative part consists of 12 school administrators working in Edirne, Turkey. The qualitative data was obtained through semi-structured interviews were analyzed by descriptive analysis. The study group of the quantitative part of the study consists of 411 teachers working in the Central District of Edirne, Turkey. To collection of quantitative data, “Equality Scale for ICT Use in and “Personal Information Form” were used. One-way ANOVA, t-tes and descriptive statistics were used to analysis data. According to the qualitative findings of thestudy, school administrators evaluated that even though an effort was made to establish equality in the use of ICT in education, it was not sufficient and therefore the use of ICT in an educational environment was not realized. It was observed that the total scores of Equality Scale for ICT use in Education applied to the teachers participating in the research were at an average level. The evaluations of teachers, based on gender, field of education, age, seniority, school level, and in-service training status dimensions were examined, and the results were interpreted by giving mean values of the findings with statistically significant differences according to the principle of equality of conditions in ICT use in education

The article examines in detail the impact of the use of information and communication technologies on the process of forming the design competence of future specialists in the field of technological education. The authors emphasize the importance of an integrated approach to the use of ICT in the educational process, which contributes to the improvement of the quality of education and the development of the necessary competencies in students, relevant for the modern labor market. The article substantiates that the effective use of ICT allows not only to expand the theoretical knowledge and practical skills of students in the field of design, but also contributes to the formation of critical thinking, creativity, the ability to independently search and analyze information. A number of pedagogical conditions have been identified that must be taken into account in order to achieve a high level of design competence among future specialists. Among them: the application of a complex of interdisciplinary professionally-oriented tasks that contribute to the integration of knowledge and the development of project thinking; stimulating the activity and independence of students through the use of participatory learning methods; organization of activities that encourages creative search and use of innovative ideas in design projects. The article also provides examples of the effective use of ICT in the educational process, such as the use of specialized programs for graphic design, 3D modeling, digital resources for creating and presenting projects, which allows students to better understand the essence of design activities and develop the necessary practical skills. The prospects of further research related to the search for new innovative approaches to the use of ICT in education, in particular in the field of design, which will take into account rapid changes in technology and the needs of the modern labor market, are indicated. It is assumed that the further expansion of ICT capabilities and their integration into the educational process will contribute to the formation of universal design competencies that can adapt to the changing conditions of the professional environment.