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Comparing the Effect Size of School Level Support on Teachers’ Technology Integration

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Advances in Smart Technologies Applications and Case Studies (SmartICT 2019)

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Teachers are expected to lead the innovative use of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) at the classroom level of context. However, research literature shows that a number of factors influence their ICT pedagogical practices. Therefore, the present study investigates the influence of school level support on teacher educators’ technology integration. A mixed method is used to collect data through three focused interviews (N = 19) and self-completion survey (N = 136). The data collected is analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The result shows support for the model hypothesized and suggests that the ICT pedagogical practices of the teacher educators do not predict their technology integration. Also, there was evidence that the school level context influenced teachers’ ICT competence, which is necessary for successful technology integration.

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    Eloho Ifinedo

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    Ali El Moussati

  2. Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes CNRS, IETR - UMR 6164, Rennes, France

    Kidiyo Kpalma

  3. SmartICT Lab, National School of Applied Sciences, Université Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco

    Mohammed Ghaouth Belkasmi

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    Mohammed Saber

  5. Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes LGCGM EA 3913, Rennes, France

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Ifinedo, E. (2020). Comparing the Effect Size of School Level Support on Teachers’ Technology Integration. In: El Moussati, A., Kpalma, K., Ghaouth Belkasmi, M., Saber, M., Guégan, S. (eds) Advances in Smart Technologies Applications and Case Studies. SmartICT 2019. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 684. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53187-4_56

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