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Teachers’ Use of Technology: Examining the Domains of Laptop Competence

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  • @ARTICLE{10.4108/eai.26-10-2021.171598,
        author={Priscilla Moses and Su Luan Wong},
        title={Teachers’ Use of Technology: Examining the Domains of  Laptop Competence},
        journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on e-Learning},
        volume={7},
        number={23},
        publisher={EAI},
        journal_a={EL},
        year={2021},
        month={10},
        keywords={Instructional technologies, learning, teaching practices},
        doi={10.4108/eai.26-10-2021.171598}
    }
    
  • Priscilla Moses
    Su Luan Wong
    Year: 2021
    Teachers’ Use of Technology: Examining the Domains of Laptop Competence
    EL
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.26-10-2021.171598
Priscilla Moses1,*, Su Luan Wong2
  • 1: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  • 2: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
*Contact email: priscilla@utar.edu.my

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The current coronavirus pandemic has forced the transition from face-to-face teaching and learning to fully online in Malaysia.

OBJECTIVES: To examine the domains of laptop competence and its relationship with laptop use among teachers.

METHODS: A quantitative descriptive survey design using questionnaires involved 133 Mathematics and Science secondary school teachers.

RESULTS: Based on the results, the teachers are highly competent in word processor; basic laptop operation skills; telecommunication; spreadsheet; multimedia integration; and setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of laptop but only moderately competent in media communication; and database. There was a significant positive relationship between teachers’ laptop competence and laptop use.

CONCLUSION: Act as a guide to plan effectual training according to the needs of the teachers based on each item of the domains outlined to promote more rigorous use of laptops among the teachers.

Keywords
Instructional technologies, learning, teaching practices
Received
2020-10-29
Accepted
2021-10-18
Published
2021-10-26
Publisher
EAI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.26-10-2021.171598

Copyright © 2021 Moses and Wong, licensed to EAI. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unlimited use, distribution and reproduction in any medium so long as the original work is properly cited.

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