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Education & Educational Research
Musa Adekunle Ayanwale, Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi, Rethabile Rosemary Molefi, Adekunle Olusola Otunla
Summary: The increasing reliance on technology in today's world has made cybersecurity education for all crucial. As a result, there have been initiatives to integrate cybersecurity education at the pre-college level. However, there is limited research on the perspectives of in-service or pre-service teachers regarding this phenomenon. Understanding the perceptions of pre-service teachers is important as it can significantly influence their responses to cybersecurity issues and their behavior towards learning and promoting cybersecurity education. To gain insights into how future teachers view cybersecurity, a study was conducted on 451 pre-service teachers in a major public university in Lesotho. The findings suggest the need to raise pre-service teachers' behavioral intention to learn cybersecurity by highlighting the implications for their personal lives and society. The study discusses the implications for teacher education programs and identifies future research areas.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
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Education & Educational Research
Melih Derya Gurer
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the intentions of pre-service mathematics teachers in Turkey to use technology, with findings indicating that facilitating conditions, subjective norms, and attitudes towards technology were significant predictors of technology use intention. Technology self-efficacy influenced perceived ease of use, while perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of technology influenced pre-service teachers' attitudes towards technology.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
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Education & Educational Research
Yu-Chun Kuo, Yu-Tung Kuo, Issam Abi-El-Mona
Summary: This study examined pre-service teachers' perceptions of using iPads in teaching, focusing on their motivation, self-efficacy, and intention to adopt iPads for future teaching. The findings revealed significant changes in pre-service teachers' motivation and intention after participating in a mobile learning project. Motivation and iPad-integration self-efficacy were identified as significant predictors of pre-service teachers' intention to adopt iPads in the future.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
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Education & Educational Research
Polyxeni Kaimara, Emmanuel Fokides, Andreas Oikonomou, Ioannis Deliyannis
Summary: Digital educational games (DEGs) are an effective teaching approach, especially when used in collaborative learning scenarios. Understanding teachers' views and attitudes towards the use of DEGs is crucial. A questionnaire was given to 263 undergraduate students from Education departments in Greece to gather data on their views about using DEGs for collaborative learning. The findings showed a neutral to slightly positive attitude, but a positive intention to use DEGs for collaborative learning. The perceived usefulness and attitude towards DEGs were significant determinants of their intention to use them. Gender and frequency of playing games affected their perception of DEGs' usefulness, while age only impacted pre-service teachers' attitudes towards using DEGs for collaborative learning.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Po-Hsi Chen, Jon-Chao Hong, Jian-Hong Ye, Ya-Jiuan Ho
Summary: This study explored the relationship between teachers' role as a teaching model and their teaching beliefs, perceived value, psychosocial stress, and continuous intention to be observed in classroom observations. The results showed that teachers' constructivist belief in teaching was positively related to perceived value and negatively related to stress. Perceived value, in turn, was positively related to continuous intention to be observed. These findings can be applied to encourage teachers who are reluctant to showcase their teaching experience in classroom observations.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Stefan Johansson, Ase Hansson, Tarja Alatalo
Summary: This study examines the university credits of teachers in Sweden born after 1971 to understand the development of their subject knowledge. The results show an increase in pre-service credits and more credits in Swedish language than in mathematics. Teachers with higher prerequisites gain more in-service training credits.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cristina Miralles-Cardona, Ioanna Kitta, Maria-Cristina Cardona-Molto
Summary: Teacher self-efficacy in using a gender approach to teaching is crucial for promoting gender sensitivity and equality in education. However, there is limited understanding of graduate training for gender-responsive STEM teaching. This study examined the effectiveness of the TEGEP scale in measuring teacher self-efficacy for gender equality practice across different countries and sexes, and found that Greek and Spanish STEM students lack confidence in gender knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for gender-sensitive teaching. The study highlights the need for a gender-responsive approach in STEM education and suggests using the TEGEP to assess and monitor the gender competencies of graduates in Greece and Spain.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ruhsen Aldemir Engin, Derya Karakus, Margaret L. Niess
Summary: This study aims to enrich and deepen the descriptors of the Niess (2013) model to assist pre-service mathematics teacher educators in developing the necessary TPACK in the digital age. Data was collected and analyzed to generate a revised model.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Nese Sevim-Cirak, Omer Faruk Islim
Summary: The study found that Turkish preservice teachers generally exhibit nomophobic behaviors, with gender, age, class level, and data plan ownership being key factors influencing their nomophobia, while the duration of smartphone ownership and Wi-Fi accessibility have no significant impact on this behavior.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
Article
Communication
Henriikka Vartiainen, Lotta Pellas, Juho Kahila, Teemu Valtonen, Matti Tedre
Summary: Research on Finnish pre-service teachers shows that there is a lack of in-depth understanding among them on data agency in social media environments, while they also recognize the insufficient understanding of wider socio-technical systems where data agencies are situated.
NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dong Zhang
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine differences in occupational socialization among pre-service physical education teachers in different year groups. The study found that younger pre-service teachers felt more prepared and believed more in the benefits of professional development compared to their older counterparts. Acculturation had a critical influence on the occupational socialization of the pre-service teachers. The lack of early field experience may explain why older students felt less confident than their younger counterparts.
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Education & Educational Research
Yezdan Boz, Ayla Cetin-Dindar
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among teaching concerns, sense of efficacy, and preferences of a classroom environment in pre-service science teachers. The findings indicated a negative association between pre-service science teachers' sense of self-efficacy and their concerns. Additionally, their sense of efficacy was positively related to a constructivist learning environment. Furthermore, pre-service science teachers' concerns were positively associated with their preference for a constructivist learning environment.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION
(2023)
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Education & Educational Research
Ben Haas, Yves Kreis, Zsolt Lavicza
Summary: This paper explores the adaptation of on-campus teaching to at-home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the use of STEAM approaches in designing outdoor trails for course examinations. By analyzing data and utilizing hierarchical cluster analysis, three distinct patterns of STEAM integration were identified, providing insights for designing and evaluating outdoor trails.
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY
(2021)
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Education & Educational Research
Shelanee Theresa P. Ruales, Wim Van Petegem, Josefina M. Tabudlong, Orhan Agirdag
Summary: This study examined the impact of an online course based on Transformative Learning Theory on increasing multicultural sensitivity among pre-service teachers in the Philippines, finding a statistically significant increase in overall sensitivity. Personal reflection activities were identified as a key factor influencing positive change. The findings have implications for theory and practice in increasing multicultural sensitivity and utilizing Transformative Learning Theory in online course design.
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Taibe Kulaksiz, Mehmet Toran
Summary: This study aimed to reflect the individual and collective construction process of pre-service early childhood education teachers' technology integration knowledge and skills through the praxeological approach. The findings indicated that the enhancement of pre-service teachers' technology integration knowledge and skills involved initial challenges, learning process, and learning outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION
(2022)
