Open AccessEvaluation of pre-service teachers' views on their ability to use instructional technologies
Author(s) -
Dinara Ramazanova,
Aigulden Togaibayeva,
Aliya Suguraliyeva,
B. Zhubatyrova,
Gulmira Biissova,
Bukhaeva Anar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal on educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1309-0348
pISSN - 1309-1506
DOI - 10.18844/wjet.v13i3.5951
Subject(s) - the internet , mathematics education , microteaching , service (business) , instructional technology , teacher education , psychology , computer science , educational technology , multimedia , pedagogy , world wide web , economy , economics
In recent times, educational technologies have gained grounds in many fields of study. The use of technology to facilitate learning has increased over the past decade, but related problems in education and training are still on the surge. The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of prospective teachers about the skill levels of using and preparing the internet, computer and instructional technology according to different variables. The study was applied to the senior students studying at the classroom teaching department of a university of education faculty in Kazakhstan. Optional participation was provided.The 32 teacher-participants were asked 4 interview questions. Data were taken with a qualitative research method. The prepared questions were prepared to get the opinions of pre-service teachers studying in the classroom teaching department regarding the use of technology in educational technology, and the questions were applied by giving the final shape by the experts in their fields. The elementary school teacher candidates feel insufficient to use the internet and computer for teaching purposes. However, they stated that they are sufficient in using computers and internet search engines, they can prepare simple materials for teaching purposes and they cannot prepare multi-purpose teaching devices.
Keywords: teacher candidate, technology, educational technology;