Assessment of Computer Technology Availability, Accessibility and Usage by Agricultural Education Student Teachers in Secondary Schools in Botswana

Autor/inn/en	Hulela, K.; Rammolai, M.; Mpatane, W.
Titel	Assessment of Computer Technology Availability, Accessibility and Usage by Agricultural Education Student Teachers in Secondary Schools in Botswana
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 9 (2014) 17, S.610-617 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Education; Student Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Educational Technology; Computer Uses in Education; Questionnaires; Access to Computers; Gender Differences; Urban Schools; Rural Schools; Computer Literacy; Knowledge Level; Workshops; Teacher Education; Foreign Countries; Student Characteristics; Student Teacher Attitudes; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Fragebogen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Rural area; Rural areas; Ländlicher Raum; Schulen; Computerkenntnisse; Wissensbasis; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Ausland
Abstract	This study examines the availability, accessibility and usability of computer as a form of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by student teachers in secondary schools. 44 out of 51 student teachers of Agriculture responded to the questionnaire. Means and percentages were used to analyze the data to establish the availability, accessibility and usability of computer technology in schools. The results showed that teachers' computers were available in schools. The majority of the respondents were females: 38.6% had taught Agriculture in schools located in urban areas, while 31.8% had taught in rural-located schools. Half (50.0%) of the student teachers had taught for a period of eleven to twenty years while more than two-thirds had taught for less than ten years. The results revealed that student teachers were deficient in appropriate skills and knowledge for making use of available computer technology. Furthermore, the results indicated teachers have minimal knowledge and skills on computer and then learn how to use computers through in-service training, short courses and workshops. Based on the findings, the pre-service curriculum needs to be improved so that teachers can be more competent in using advanced technology to improve students' learning. In-service courses on ICT should be provided to all teachers as a requirement to enhance teachers' technical skills in the field. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10