Examination of Factors that Influence Science Teachers’ Attitudes toward Using Information and Communication Technologies For Teaching and Learning

Abstract

This purpose of this study is to examine factors that influence Science Teachers’ attitudes towards using ICT for teaching and learning Science. A total of 121 Science Teachers participate in this study. The findings of this study revealed that the respondents had positive attitudes towards using ICT for teaching and learning with an average mean score of 3.91 (SD = 0.540) on a Likert scale of 1-5. The respondents also competent enough at handling basic technology tasks (M= 3.86; SD = .718). The results have also indicated that s teachers were getting support from the school (M=3.57, SD= .629) and the schools were well equipped to the extent of facilitating teachers use of ICTs in the classroom (M=3.45, SD=.386). Correlation analyses showed that positive correlations between attitudes towards using ICTs for teaching and learning on one hand and ICT competency (r = .546), School support (r = .519), School culture (r = .370) and Access to Resources (r = .467). Nevertheless, a multiple regression analysis has revealed that only ICT competence, school support and school culture have significant influence on teachers’ attitudes toward using ICT for teaching and learning.