TY - JOUR
T1 - Relating use of digital technology by pre-service teachers to confidence : a Singapore survey
AU - Yeung, Alexander Seeshing
AU - Lim, Kam Ming
AU - Tay, Eng Guan
AU - Lam-Chiang, Audrey Cheausim
AU - Hui, Chenri
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Teachers today are expected to be able to apply a wide range of digital technologies in the classroom. Initial teacher education programs should prepare teachers to apply them with confidence. Pre-service teachers in Singapore responded to a survey on use of technologies in their personal lives and in their teaching, and how confident they were in using them. Among 17 applications, the most frequently used were those related to computer technology such as checking an online dictionary, web browsing and searching, emailing, and using computer software. Participants’ use of computer software was frequent; however it was more so in their personal lives than in their teaching. The least used items included audio recording, video recording and global positioning system (GPS). Usage was found to be positively correlated with confidence, and while participants often had confidence in using the applications, their confidence was relatively low for items such as video and audio recording which they used the least. While teachers’ use of computers is important, their ability and confidence to use other modern technologies for effective teaching should not be neglected.
AB - Teachers today are expected to be able to apply a wide range of digital technologies in the classroom. Initial teacher education programs should prepare teachers to apply them with confidence. Pre-service teachers in Singapore responded to a survey on use of technologies in their personal lives and in their teaching, and how confident they were in using them. Among 17 applications, the most frequently used were those related to computer technology such as checking an online dictionary, web browsing and searching, emailing, and using computer software. Participants’ use of computer software was frequent; however it was more so in their personal lives than in their teaching. The least used items included audio recording, video recording and global positioning system (GPS). Usage was found to be positively correlated with confidence, and while participants often had confidence in using the applications, their confidence was relatively low for items such as video and audio recording which they used the least. While teachers’ use of computers is important, their ability and confidence to use other modern technologies for effective teaching should not be neglected.
KW - Singapore
KW - confidence
KW - digital technology
KW - effective teaching
KW - teachers_training of
KW - teaching materials
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/518211
UR - http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet28/yeung.pdf
M3 - Article
SN - 1449-5554
VL - 28
SP - 1317
EP - 1332
JO - Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
JF - Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
IS - 8
ER -