Teachers’ Preparedness and Acceptance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Integration and Its Effect on their ICT Integration Practices

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) brought a significant change in society, even in education. Most of the schools at present times are now incorporating ICT in the education process. To effectively integrate ICT in education, it is imperative to catechize and extrapolate the teacher�...

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Main Author: Jesson L. Hero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: STEP Academic Publisher 2020-08-01
Series:Puissant
Online Access:https://puissant.stepacademic.net/puissant/article/view/31
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description Information and Communications Technology (ICT) brought a significant change in society, even in education. Most of the schools at present times are now incorporating ICT in the education process. To effectively integrate ICT in education, it is imperative to catechize and extrapolate the teacher's preparedness and acceptance of ICT integration in teaching. Hence, this research tries to look into a way to understand the correlation of teacher's preparedness and acceptance towards ICT integration and their ICT integration practices in private schools in the district of Obando, Bulacan, Philippines. Using a descriptive-correlation survey method, the researcher believes in finding a link between and among variables. The respondents of the study consist of seventy-two (72) private school teachers. Results revealed that teacher's possessed preparedness on ICT integration. Moreover, they accept the tenets and principles of ICT integration in teaching. Further, teachers are well-versed or highly practiced ICT integration in teaching. Results of the correlation substantiated that teacher’s preparedness and acceptance in ICT integration correlated significantly with their ICT integration practices. It is recommended that more training and professional development programs should provide by the school for their teachers more prepared and equipped on the ICT integration in education and further unfold their ICT integration practices in teaching.
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spelling doaj.art-5bd650573ef84e5e9e733bb0b55753c32022-12-22T03:13:43ZengSTEP Academic PublisherPuissant2719-01532719-01612020-08-011597631Teachers’ Preparedness and Acceptance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Integration and Its Effect on their ICT Integration PracticesJesson L. Hero0Obando Montessori, Inc.Information and Communications Technology (ICT) brought a significant change in society, even in education. Most of the schools at present times are now incorporating ICT in the education process. To effectively integrate ICT in education, it is imperative to catechize and extrapolate the teacher's preparedness and acceptance of ICT integration in teaching. Hence, this research tries to look into a way to understand the correlation of teacher's preparedness and acceptance towards ICT integration and their ICT integration practices in private schools in the district of Obando, Bulacan, Philippines. Using a descriptive-correlation survey method, the researcher believes in finding a link between and among variables. The respondents of the study consist of seventy-two (72) private school teachers. Results revealed that teacher's possessed preparedness on ICT integration. Moreover, they accept the tenets and principles of ICT integration in teaching. Further, teachers are well-versed or highly practiced ICT integration in teaching. Results of the correlation substantiated that teacher’s preparedness and acceptance in ICT integration correlated significantly with their ICT integration practices. It is recommended that more training and professional development programs should provide by the school for their teachers more prepared and equipped on the ICT integration in education and further unfold their ICT integration practices in teaching.https://puissant.stepacademic.net/puissant/article/view/31
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title Teachers’ Preparedness and Acceptance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Integration and Its Effect on their ICT Integration Practices
title_full Teachers’ Preparedness and Acceptance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Integration and Its Effect on their ICT Integration Practices
title_fullStr Teachers’ Preparedness and Acceptance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Integration and Its Effect on their ICT Integration Practices
title_full_unstemmed Teachers’ Preparedness and Acceptance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Integration and Its Effect on their ICT Integration Practices
title_short Teachers’ Preparedness and Acceptance of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Integration and Its Effect on their ICT Integration Practices
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