Teacher Intention to Adopt IT Instruction

ISBN-13: 9783639072457 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 96 str.

Huang Show-Hui

Opis

This study examined factors that affected vocational and technology (votech) teachers to adopt information technology (IT) instruction in Southern Taiwan. This study concluded that male teachers anxiety levels were significantly lower than female teachers levels. Teachers of computer departments had the lowest anxiety levels compared to teachers of nursing and humanity departments. Management department teachers had higher intention compared to nursing department teachers toward IT instruction. More senior teachers had less intention than less senior teachers regarding IT instruction and vice versa. Teachers computer knowledge, perception of usefulness and interest significantly affected their anxiety levels. Teachers perception of usefulness, interest and climate factors significantly influenced their beliefs toward IT instruction. Teachers computer knowledge, interest and perception of usefulness significantly influenced their intentions about IT instruction. The findings would provide information for schools and human resource administrators to better understand faculty attitudes and needs in order to provide assistance and training to improve their teaching performance.

O autorze

Doctor Show-Hui Huang is an associate professor of the
Department of International Business & Trade at Shu-Te
University, Taiwan, R.O.C. This project was her doctoral
dissertation at Idaho State University, and it was also funded
by the National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC93-2520-S-366-001)
for further study.