Open AccessBarriers in Instructional Technology Integration in Teachers in Social Studies at Jordan Elementary School
Author(s) -
Mohammad Abed-Latif Mohammad Smadi,
Abdul Halim Mohammad,
Faizahani Ab Rahman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pedagogia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2548-2254
pISSN - 2089-3833
DOI - 10.21070/pedagogia.v9i1.124
Subject(s) - social studies , school teachers , mathematics education , competence (human resources) , unavailability , instructional technology , technology integration , class (philosophy) , pedagogy , psychology , teaching method , educational technology , computer science , engineering , social psychology , artificial intelligence , reliability engineering
The purpose of this paper is to identify the importance of using Instructional Technology(IT) in teaching social studies in elementary schools in Jordan. This paper explores theobstacles faced by female teachers in teaching social lessons in classrooms in Jordan.Lack of competence to apply technology to teach social lessons in class. is a problemthat occurs among female teachers in Jordan. Those with little experience find it difficultto apply because of the unavailability of equipment. the results of the discussion of thispaper can teach teachers to integrate technology into the education system, integrate ITinto classrooms and integrate IT in teaching social studies in Jordan elementary schoolsto improve the performance of female social studies teachers.