Levels of Aspiration to Use Digital Tools and Performance in an Educational Technology Course

Abstract

This study examined pre-service teachers' level of aspiration to use educational technology experience, and level of aspiration to use digital tools to engage learners in class activities and their performance in an educational technology course. The study adopted the research survey design and was carried out with 261 pre-service teachers. The results revealed that the level of aspiration to use experience from educational technology course and digital tool training was high. The result showed a significant positive relationship of R= 0.03 between pre-service teachers' level of aspiration to use educational technology experience and their performance. Also, there was a positive relationship of R= 0.66 between prospective teachers' level of aspiration to use digital tools and their performance. It was, therefore, recommended that pre-service teachers need to be encouraged with adequate instructional facilities to have positive aspiration to use technology now and in the future.