MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ ACCEPTANCE OF ICT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING: AN EXTENDED TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL

TitleMATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ ACCEPTANCE OF ICT IN TEACHING AND LEARNING: AN EXTENDED TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsArthur, Y. A.
JournalProblems of Education in the 21st Century
Volume80
Issue3
Start Page408-425
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedJune/2022
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1822-7864
Other NumbersE-ISSN 2538-7111
KeywordsICT, mathematics education, structural equation modelling, technology acceptance model
Abstract

The research sought to assess mathematics teachers’ acceptance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration into teaching and learning at the secondary schools. This study was a cross-sectional survey that gathered data with structured questionnaire. The population was mathematics (core and elective) teachers of secondary schools within the Ashanti region of Ghana. Purposive sampling was used to select mathematics teachers from 41 secondary schools in the region. In all, there were 207 usable questionnaires for the study. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was run in Amos (v.23) to estimate the path coefficients of the various hypotheses, using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The study established that perceived ease of use predicted both perceived usefulness and attitude towards use; perceived usefulness predicted attitude towards use and behavioral intention; attitude towards use of technology predicted the behavioral intention to adopt technology in teaching and learning, while behavioral intention also predicted actual usage of ICT in teaching and learning of mathematics. As an extension to the original TAM, the study found school related factors as percussor to perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Similarly, ICT training was found to greatly influence perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use.

URLhttps://oaji.net/articles/2022/457-1657803310.pdf
DOI10.33225/pec/22.80.408
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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