You are here

Home » Content

Teachers’ Attitudes toward Using Interactive WhiteBoards

Journal Name:

  • Middle Eastern & African Journal of Educational Research

Publication Year:

  • 2015

Key Words:

Author NameUniversity of Author
Abstract (2. Language): 
A vast technology integration project was initiated in Turkey to transform traditional classroomsinto smart classrooms by providing the Internet network, Interactive Smart boards for each classroom, and tablet computers for every teacher and student in grade 5-12. The purpose of this study was to investigate high school teachers’ attitudes towards using the Interactive Whiteboard in the classroom. The Interactive Whiteboard Attitude Survey was used to collect data from 260 teachers during the 2013-2014 academic year. Teachers’ attitudes toward using the interactive whiteboard were compared according to gender, age, number of years teaching, and area of teaching expertise. Results indicated that significant differences existed for attitudes toward using interactive whiteboard based on gender and content area specialty, while no differences were foundbased on age and years ofteaching experience.
Bookmark/Search this post with
FULL TEXT (PDF): 
PDF icon arastirmax-teachers-attitudes-toward-using-interactive-whiteboards.pdf
  • 17
22
30
  • English

REFERENCES

References: 

Al-Qirim, N.; Mesmari, A.; Mazroeei, K.; Khatri, S.; Kaabi, Z., "Developing teaching scenarios in
the classroom using interactive smart board ecosystem," Digital Ecosystems and Technologies
(DEST), 2010 4th IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.525,530, 13-16 April 2010 doi:
10.1109/DEST.2010.5610596
Alshawareb, A. &Jaber, M. A. (2012). Teachers’ attitudes toward using interactive white boards
in the teaching and learning process in Jordan. International Journal of Instructional Media, 39(4),
319-330.
Becta (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency). 2004. Getting the most
from your interactive whiteboard: A guide for primary schools. Coventry: Becta.
Beeland, W. D. (2002, July). Student engagement, visual learning and technology: Can interactive
whiteboards help. In Annual Conference of the Association of Information Technology for Teaching
Education. Chicago.
Biro, P. (2011). Students and the Interactive Whiteboard. Acta Didactica Napocensia, 4(2), 29-39.
Campbell, C. & Martin, D. (2010). Interactive whiteboards and the first year experience:
Integrating IWBs into pre-service teacher education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 35,
68-75.
Ertmer, P. A. (1999). Addressing First- and Second-Order Barriers to Change: Strategies for
Technology Integration. Educational Technology Research and Development, 47(4), 47-61.
FATIH Project (2015). FATIH Project. Retrieved from http://fatihprojesi.meb.gov.tr/tr/english.php
Middle Eastern & African Journal of Educational Research, Issue 17
Year 2015
30
Glover, D., & Miller, D. (2001). Running with technology: the pedagogic impact of the large-scale
introduction of interactive whiteboards in one secondary school. Journal of Information
Technology for Teacher Education, 10(3), 257-278.
Gorder, L. M. (2008). A Study of teacher perceptions of instructional technology integration in
the classroom. Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 50(2), 63-76.
Guven, U. (2014). Technology Integration Project: Turkey’s Example. In M. Searson& M. Ochoa
(Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International
Conference 2014 (pp. 2828-2831). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Isman, A., Abanmy, F. A., Hussein, H. B., & Al Saadany, M. A. (2012). Saudi secondary school
teachers’ attitudes towards using interactive whiteboard in classrooms. The Turkish Online
Journal of Educational Technology, 11, 286-296.
Pamuk, S., Cakir, R., Ergun, M., Yilmaz, H. B., &Ayas, C. (2013). The Use of Tablet PC and
Interactive Board from the Perspectives of Teachers and Students: Evaluation of the FATİH
Project.Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 13, 1815-1822. doi: 10.12738/estp.2013.3.1734
Turel, Y. K., & Johnson, T. E. (2012). Teachers' Belief and Use of Interactive Whiteboards for
Teaching and Learning. Educational Technology & Society, 15, 381–394.
Teck, W. (2013). Affordances of Interactive Whiteboards and Associated Pedagogical Practices:
Perspectives of Teachers of Science with Children Aged Five to Six Years. Turkish Online
Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 12(1), 1-8.

Thank you for copying data from http://www.arastirmax.com