The Role of Kindergarten Teachers in Using the Computer in the Educational Process (Field Study on Schools in the Capital, Amman)

doi:10.7176/jep/12-33-04

Abstract

This study sought to know the role of kindergarten teachers in using the computer in the educational process, where the study community of all kindergarten schools are teachers in the capital Amman, and a questionnaire consisting of (10) items was relied upon and a random sample of 75 teachers was chosen in the schools of the capital, Amman. Data were extracted, results were monitored, tabulated, and entered into the computer, and statistical analyzes were performed using the (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) (SPSS). The T-test was used to test the hypothesis of the study. And to verify the stability of the distributed questionnaires, the internal consistency factor (Cronbach's alpha) was calculated, reaching (0.81), which is a value that can be considered acceptable for the purposes of the study. The study resulted in the following: There is a statistically significant relationship at the level of significance 05.0 between kindergarten teachers and the use of the computer in the educational process due to personal factors (age, educational qualification, years of experience). The most important recommendations reached by the study: Holding training courses for teachers on the use of computers in the educational process, and educational institutions should make the computer subject a basic material for all disciplines to enable the teacher and the student to use it with high efficiency in the field of teaching and education and at all educational levels and to find educational computer programs to serve the educational process. Keywords : kindergarten teachers, the computer. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-33-04 Publication date: November 30 th 2021

Highlights

The kindergarten stage is considered an important and sensitive stage in a person's life because the nucleus of the personality of the child begins with the formation, the intelligence takes to appear, and the formation of his tendencies towards the affinity to which he belongs and his perceptions of its etiquette in behavior, feeling and work (Khalifa, 2013) The advancement in technology in various fields makes the computer one of the necessities of life if it is correct to speak
It was found that the teachers ’attitudes were positive towards these www.iiste.org statements, which indicates that Teachers believe that the use of computers in the educational process is very important
Where the phrase No 1 and phrase 9 achieved the highest score with an arithmetic mean of 4.63, and the phrases No 2, 3,4,7,8 with a medium degree, and the lowest score was the phrases No 5,6,10 and this result is considered positive

Summary

1.Introduction

The kindergarten stage is considered an important and sensitive stage in a person's life because the nucleus of the personality of the child begins with the formation, the intelligence takes to appear, and the formation of his tendencies towards the affinity to which he belongs and his perceptions of its etiquette in behavior, feeling and work (Khalifa, 2013) The advancement in technology in various fields makes the computer one of the necessities of life if it is correct to speak. This research came to identify the role of kindergarten teachers in the use of computers in education, as the research consists of four chapters, the first of which includes the methodology of the research, the second chapter on the theoretical side, the third chapter includes the practical side and the fourth includes the results and recommendations. 1.4 The objectives of the study 1- Understanding the concept of kindergarten teachers in the use of computers in the educational process. 1.5The hypothesis of the study: There is a statistically significant relationship at the level of significance 05.0 between kindergarten teachers and the use of computers in the educational process due to personal factors (age, educational qualification, and years of experience)

Study Approach The researcher adopted two methods in preparing this study

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Descriptive statistics for the sample answers

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