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THE PROBLEM
Introduction
Nowadays, people normally use modern set of technology for all their
activities. Various gadgets are out in the market just to aid people’s work easier
and faster. Today’s young learners are adventurous and love to discover new
things as they explore in the internet. They are the kinds of learners that does not
instruction to cater the learners’ differences. This would be an avenue to meet and
used to enhance teaching quality and provide visuals for attention, engagement
management, motivation and meeting the individual learners’ needs (Liu, 2016).
integration is a slow and complex process and influenced by many factors. These
factors may include in organization, teachers and technology (Shin, Han, and Kim,
2014). In this connection, this study aimed to know about the skills’ readiness of
the pre-service teachers. It focused on the teaching practices, teaching skills and
In the study of Farisi (2015), teachers should strive in developing the 21st
century skills and need to act as a "multimedia creator" where in they are able to
create their own multi-media teaching materials. They must design a good and
quality. According to Aslan and Zhu (2016) quoted from (Inan & Lowther, 2010;
Sandholtz, 1997; Zhao & Frank, 2003), teachers’ attitudes towards expertise with
technology has been identified as key factors associated with technology use in
the classroom.
for various factors (Hur, Shannon and Wolf, 2016). It is also stated that their
teaching practices will shape how they incorporate technology in teaching. They
should develop new ways to integrate technology into education for an effective
But, while many teachers use technology in their private lives and know
how to operate it; they often lack some of the other knowledge and skills required
planning, sufficient time, dedication and enough resources (Ramorola, 2013). So,
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teachers should be trained rigorously and prepared globally for the upcoming
learners.
teachers are using technology in the subjects they teach and better understand
the essential role that technology plays in supporting the work and generating
knowledge. In the study of Farisi (2016), as quoted from (Wright and Wilson, 2005;
engages students but what they learn using the technology and how they learn still
applying digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information; and using critical
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Conceptual Framework
have right now to better serve the learners in the next generation to come.
teaching. Among the factors that affect the skills readiness of student teachers are;
skills.
he/she will going to teach to avoid giving the wrong information to his/her learners
that could lead to misconception. It is very important that a teacher must have an
ample knowledge on the subject he/she will impart. As the principle goes, you
cannot give what you do not have. So, a teacher should be knowledgeable in
various aspects although they cannot obtain everything but to have a concentration
teachers’ technology use, and many of them have shown that teachers’
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Independent Variables Dependent Variables
● Gender; ● Pedagogical
century learners
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Statement of the Problem
This study aimed to verify how equipped do the student teachers in Golden
1.1 Age;
1.2 Gender;
2. What are their level of technology integration during internship period in terms
of:
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4.What is the level of skills’ readiness did the respondents had towards technology
integration?
Hypothesis
Problems 1, 2 and 4 are hypotheses free. On the basis of problem no.3, the
a. content knowledge;
b. pedagogical knowledge;
d. teaching skills?
integration in teaching. It gives them insights on how to teach these new generation
of learners.
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the digital age, Academic Institutions are required to adapt the frequent changes
teachers with the skills needed in teaching the 21st century learners.
Internal and External Stakeholders. This study can give information to the
country. It can give them a wider view about the importance of integrating
technology in teaching the 21st century learners which are known as the digital
natives. Therefore, it can help them to obtain a good decision on what should be
the best help they can give to obtain useful and meaningful learning outcomes.
Since, they provide different learning resources in school, they can address the
The scope of the study was focused on the skills’ readiness of the student
thirty (30) respondents chosen. The independent variables were limited only to 1)
owned. On the other hand, the dependent variables were limited also to 1) content
the variables that have something to do with the skills’ readiness of the student
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Definition of Terms
The following terms explained the meaning on how things really work out
on this study:
teacher about the subject matter they are about to impart to their pupils. It is about
the background knowledge of the student teachers regarding the topic and how
Digital natives. This term refers to the 21st century learners. They are the
type learners wherein their environment since the day that they were born are
surrounded with technological advances and therefore, they are digital literate and
Digital immigrants. This term refers to the persons whose previous life are
not exposed to computer world but eventually learned the computer skills and
Gadgets. This term refers to the things that are used by the student
Gender. This variable refers to the sex of the respondents either male or
female.
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Learning outcome. This term refers to the change of behavior of learners
Place of birth. This variable refers to the place where the respondent is
born and where he/she first sees the world and acquired learning.
Participation. This term refers to the act in which the learners actively
teaching.
student teachers in terms of teaching the technology to the 21st century learners.
It is about how equipped they are in pursuing the next level of their journey.
Skills. This term refers to the knowledge acquired by the student teacher
to their learners.
aimed to enhance and develop the teaching capabilities of the student teacher. It
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Student teacher. This term refers to the students undergo student teaching
Teaching practices. This variable refers to the various teaching styles and
strategies use by the student teachers in teaching with the use of technology. It is
about the styles of teaching owned by the teacher which is reflected in his/her way
of delivering the subject matter with freedom and become a trademark of who
he/she is as a teacher.
of teaching. It is about the application of one’s own learning of the different trainings
regarding the use of technology that the respondents had went through and put
into practice.
Technology. This term refers to the computer hardware and its application
that offers a variety of learning experiences for the pupils. In particular thing, it
comes in the form of smart phones, laptops, and computers and projectors.
process.
Technology resources. This term refers to the system that produce and
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Tool. This term refers to the teaching resources that could be used for the
outcomes.
today’s generation that are born in digital era thus inclined to technology operation.
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