Investigation of Prospective Teachers’ Information and Communication Technology Integration Practices in Terms of Transformative Learning Theory

2014 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Integration ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Transformative Learning Theory ◽  
Information And Communication

scholarly journals Prospective teachers’ information and communication technology metaphors

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 09 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omur   Akdemir ◽  
Dincer Bicer ◽  
R. Sukru Parmaksiz
Keyword(s):  
Technology Integration ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Tools ◽  
Ict Training ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Determination of the perceptions of the prospective teachers about Information and Communication Technology (ICT) terms has a remarkable potential to provide input for technology integration plans and ICT training. Within this context, the purpose of this study is to discover the metaphors constructed by prospective teachers for ICT terms. Data were gathered from 180 prospective teachers through a survey. 977 valid metaphors constructed by the participants were grouped into conceptual categories for the six ICT terms. The most common conceptual categories are “developing and changing” for technology, “making life easy” for computers and search engines, “limitless and endless” for the Internet, “means of communication” for social networks, and “addictive items” for video games. Future research should concentrate on investigating the match and mismatches between the intended use of the ICT tools and the perception of the prospective teachers. Keywords: metaphors, ICT, information and communication technology, technology integration, pre-service teacher, teacher education, prospective teachers.

scholarly journals The Attitudes of Pete Program Applicants Towards Information and Communication Technologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Attila Varga ◽  
Éva Bácsné Bába ◽  
Gergely Ráthonyi ◽  
Anetta Müller
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Given

As information and communication technology has permeated all aspects of life education cannot be considered an exception either. The schools of the 21st century require the use of the latest digital devices whose effectiveness is greatly determined by the motivation, ICT-related attitude, and the respective competences of teachers managing and directing the given teaching and learning process. Since P.E. also requires the use of information and communication devices it would be crucial that prospective teachers develop a positive attitude toward such equipment. The present research aims at exploring the attitudes of students applying to P.E. teacher programs at the Eszterházy Károly University toward such instruments and approaches. Additional research objectives include the exploration of potential correlation between the sex of the applicants and the respective attitudes. Our inquiry utilized the questionnaire method and the computer-based attitude scale was completed by a sample of 130 applicants in the 2016/2017 and the 2017/2018 academic years.  Our research concluded that both men and women maintain a positive attitude toward the use of digital devices, or the tools of information and communication technology. Students representing both sexes consider the computer as a valuable learning device promoting the efficiency of the knowledge acquisition process. Furthermore, a significantly greater proportion of male respondents stated that they were capable of repairing computer problems emerging during use than that of their female counterparts. At the same time men are less apprehensive to use computers during instruction and this attitude appears to be an indispensable requirement for the application of ICT devices in class. The research can contribute to a deeper exploration of the given field along with performing a gap filling function as such examination has not yet been conducted among applicants to P.E. programs provided by higher education institutions in Hungary. JEL Classification: Z2, I23

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