RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) AND ITS USE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN

Ikhlaq Hussain,Salma Jan,Dil Angaiz

doi:10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.302

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between prospective teachers’ attitude towards ICT and its use for educational purposes among teacher education institutions of Gilgit-Baltistan. All final year prospective teachers (n= 236) of two teacher education colleges and a public sector university were the sample of this study. The researcher has adapted Test of e-Learning Related Attitude scale to measure attitude towards ICT. Whereas, Technology Level of Use scale was used to investigate prospective teachers’ use of ICT. Findings indicated that more than 90% prospective teachers show high positive attitude towards ICT. Findings further indicated a significant difference in prospective teachers’ attitude towards ICT by institution. However, no any significant difference was found among institutions regarding use of ICT. The study found weak positive correlations between use of ICT and attitude towards ICT; and program of studies and attitude towards ICT; gender and program of studies. However, attitude towards ICT was found to have inverse correlation with gender and type of institution. Similarly, inverse correlation was observed between use of ICT and gender and use of ICT and program of studies. This study will be an addition in the available literature from the context of Gilgit-Baltistan. Keywords: Prospective Teachers, Attitude, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), ICT integration, Teacher Education Institutions

Highlights

Information Communication Technology (ICT) defined in UNESCO training module consists of all the tools that enable students and teachers to store, produce, gather, merge, correspond, control and practice information in multimedia and a variety of digital devices which is used for different educational purposes. Ion and Andreea (2008) described that ICT consist of laptop, mobile, networks, software, computers and other data processing and transmitting devices
Mean responses value for prospective teachers’ attitude towards ICT revealed that prospective teachers show low attitude towards ICT on item 7, I feel comfortable reading a text book on a laptop than a written textbook (M=3.04; SD=1.18) and item 1 ‘ICT is less expensive for educational institutions to use’ (M=3.19; SD=1.21)
Similar findings are revealed by other research studies such as, Garland and Noyes (2004) conducted a research study on prospective teachers’ attitude towards ICT and their findings revealed that prospective teachers enjoy ICT based learning

Summary

Introduction

Information Communication Technology (ICT) defined in UNESCO training module consists of all the tools that enable students and teachers to store, produce, gather, merge, correspond, control and practice information in multimedia and a variety of digital devices which is used for different educational purposes. Ion and Andreea (2008) described that ICT consist of laptop, mobile, networks, software, computers and other data processing and transmitting devices. Ion and Andreea (2008) described that ICT consist of laptop, mobile, networks, software, computers and other data processing and transmitting devices. This technology based epoch, ICT integration in education field is very necessary to boost up the education system. According to Watson (2006), ICT is a catalyst in education field. It changes the teaching methodology, learning approaches and supports students and teachers in easy access to information and knowledge. Many institutions especially teacher education institutes around the world had to change and improve their infrastructures

Objectives

Methods

Results

Discussion

Conclusion