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Development of TVET Teachers’ Beliefs about Technology Enriched Instruction through Professional Development Workshops: Application of the Technology Acceptance Model
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This study explores how Technical and Vocational Teachers’ intentions to incorporate technology in
teaching and learning are influenced by their beliefs. It is theorised that teachers’ beliefs about using technology in
their instructions are influenced by teachers’ perceptions of technology usefulness, ease of use, and self-efficacy. In
the current study, a series of workshops for technology-enriched instructions were mounted for the professional
development of technical and vocational teachers. In these workshops, teachers planned, designed and developed
21st century learning activities. Data was collected using a questionnaire, which was distributed to the TVET teacher
participants after the completion of the professional development workshops for technology-enriched instruction.
The data was subjected to confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modelling which were used to analyze
the proposed modified Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) model. The modified TAM model proposed that
TVET teachers’ intention to use technology, and their beliefs about self-efficacy are directly influenced by their
beliefs about perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness of technology, and that the variable, self-efficacy is a
mediator variable to intention. It was shown that the proposed modified TAM model is a good fit model to explain
the variance in 52% of teachers’ beliefs about the self-efficacy, and 40% variance of intention. The positive outcome
of the technology enriched instruction professional development program is that it provided a common language and
skills that overcame some of the TVET teachers’ concerns with regards to technology integration in their lessons.
This study contributes towards an understanding of the factors that influence TVET teachers’ intentions to use
technology in teaching and learning through a professional development programme for technology enriched
instruction.
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Date:
2021
Authors:
Sallimah M. Salleh
Juraidah Musa
Jainatul Halida Jaidin
Masitah Shahrill
Publisher:
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE)
