International Journal of Education and Development using ICT

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT > Vol. 4, No. 1 (2008)

Teaching using information and communication technology: Do trainee teachers have the confidence?

Ab. Rahim Bakar
Shamsiah Mohamed

Abstract
The respondents comprised 675 trainee teachers at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). All the respondents were final year students in teacher education program. Their confidences were assessed using 12 statements on their ability to integrate information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching. The study showed that trainee teachers were quite confident to integrate ICT with teaching. The study also showed a significant difference in the level of confidence between students with teaching experience and students without teaching experience. Older students were more confident to integrate ICT in teaching than younger students No significant correlation was detected between academic performance and the level of confidence to integrate ICT in teaching.

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