Teacher Attitudes to ICT

A Personality Perspective

Steve Wheeler Faculty of Education

What is Attitude?
Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

What is Attitude?
A state of mind or a feeling A disposition An inclination A tendency
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How Can Attitudes be Measured?

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

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Teacher Perceptions of ICT

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

While the majority of teachers (92% primary and 92% secondary) are interested in developing their ICT skills and knowledge, many non-computing teachers feel overwhelmed by developments.

Source: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/ict/append-section5.htm

Teacher Perceptions of ICT

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

They worry about the pace of developments, feel they cannot cope with the jargon associated with computers, and generally worry about their own lack of skills and knowledge compared to that of their own pupils.

Source: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/ict/append-section5.htm

Secondary vs. Primary

Secondary teachers seem more comfortable with ICT and are more inclined to find it helpful in a variety of planning and management tasks. On the other hand, they are less convinced than primary teachers about the benefits to pupils.
Source: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library/ict/append-section5.htm Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Barriers to Using ICT

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Losing control of the learning The majority of teachers first priority is to maintain order in the classroom and to have a controlled learning environment. Any suggestion of adopting very innovative teaching techniques such as using ICT is therefore seen as threatening this orderly pattern and therefore not desirable. There is a genuine fear amongst many teachers about ICT and scepticism of its value to their pupils (Cox, Preston & Cox, 2000)
Source: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/00001304.htm

Barriers to Using ICT

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Inadequate resources Even if the above problems are overcome there is often a difficulty for teachers who have had some training to be able to use ICT because there are insufficient ICT resources in the school or there is not enough time to review then and plan lessons incorporating their use. (Cox, Preston & Cox, 2000)
Source: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/00001304.htm

Question:
What will increase teachers confidence in the use of ICT?
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Confidence in ICT Use

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Need for development of the necessary skills at all ages, in all parts of society, to use and participate in ICT effectively. Such skills include functional and digital literacy, and the ability to be involved in creating and accessing content, as well as the ability to participate in an interactive electronic environment. Confidence also encompasses creating trust, safety and security in the use of ICT.
Source: www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz

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Attitudes may be linked to Personality Type

Which one are you?

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Which one are you?

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Personality Type Indicator (Myers-Briggs)

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Introvert/ Extravert: the data that is important; characteristic relationship to outer or inner world; describes direction of energy flow introvert- concerned with inner facts/ experience/ reality extravert- concerned with outer world
Sensing/ Intuitive: perception; the mode of processing information; sensing- based on sensory data- sight/ hearing/ taste intuiting- based on grasping wholes, interrelationships, "hunches"
Source: home.att.net/~revdak/ spir243/images/eysenck.gif

Personality Type Indicator (Myers-Briggs)

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Thinking/Feeling: valuing and judgement Thinking- measures information in relation to logic Feeling-- measured in relation to people and relationships (not the same as emotion; Jung considered this a rational function)
Judging/Perceiving: preferred relationship to the outer world Judging- needing closure, completion, decision Perceiving- looking for new information; keeping the question open
Source: home.att.net/~revdak/ spir243/images/eysenck.gif

Personality Type Indicator (Myers-Briggs)

Extroversion Sensing Thinking Judging Introversion Intuition Feeling Perceiving
Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Personality Type Indicator (Myers-Briggs)

Extroversion Sensing Thinking Judging Introversion Intuition Feeling Perceiving
Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Activity
Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Have a look at the Childrens Computer Attitude Questionnaire (CAQ) In pairs discuss what you think the CAQ is trying to find out how is it presented and what is it designed to do? Time 20 minutes

Teachers Attitudes Toward Information Technology Questionnaire (TAT)

Important Boring Relevant Exciting Appealing Fascinating Worthless Involving Not needed unimportant interesting irrelevant unexciting unappealing mundane valuable uninvolving needed
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Teachers Attitudes Toward Information Technology Questionnaire (TAT)

In one study.
Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Introverted teachers (quiet, friendly) prefer to use multimedia in the classroom. Judging types did not value having computers in the classroom as highly as perceiving types.
Source: Christophel et al, (1998) www.tcet.unt.edu/pubs/studies/personty.htm

Technology Acceptance
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Technology Acceptance Model (Davis, Bagozzi and Warshaw, 1989)

Belief Congruence (Ajzen)

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006

Contextual factors can influence beliefs, affecting attitudes and behaviour. Research based on the principle of belief congruence explores the extent to which the beliefs accessible in the context of attitude assessment are compatible with the beliefs that are accessible in the behavioural context.
Source: http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~aizen/research.html

Planned Behaviour Theory

(Ajzen & Fishbein)

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Source: http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~aizen/tpb.diag.html

The important thing in life is how you see yourself

Steve Wheeler Faculty of Education

Steve Wheeler, University of Plymouth, 2006