Teachers’ Perception of Technology Integration Easiness in Teaching Preschool Children

Despite the technology included in the National Preschool Standard-based Curriculum, teachers in Malaysian preschool are yet to fully integrate technology to enhance children’s learning in the classroom. Concerns such as how the preschool teacher perceived the easiness of technology integration...

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Main Authors: Aliza Ali,, Mahani Abdul Malik,, Tee, Cheau Mei
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spelling my.oum.14152022-03-24T01:28:33Z Teachers’ Perception of Technology Integration Easiness in Teaching Preschool Children Aliza Ali, Mahani Abdul Malik, Tee, Cheau Mei LB1501 Primary Education LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education LC5800 Distance education Despite the technology included in the National Preschool Standard-based Curriculum, teachers in Malaysian preschool are yet to fully integrate technology to enhance children’s learning in the classroom. Concerns such as how the preschool teacher perceived the easiness of technology integration became our main focus in this study. It is believed that teachers’ acceptance and readiness influenced the outcomes of the technology used in teaching and learning pre-schoolers. This study employed a quantitative approach and data collection through a survey to investigate the teacher’s perception towards technology integration in the preschool settings based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). A total of 50 teachers in this survey were selected through random sampling from eight private preschools in Bandar Puteri, Puchong. Nevertheless, only 30 questionnaires were returned by the teachers. The survey was done through a questionnaire using a 5-point Likert scale. The data has been collected and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) to get the frequencies, percentages, and means of the teachers’ perception of technology integration in teaching and learning. This study found that teachers aged 30 to 39 have the highest perception of technology integration in teaching and learning, and Science and Technology is the most suitable area to teach children with technology. 2021 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1415/1/library-document-1415.pdf Aliza Ali, and Mahani Abdul Malik, and Tee, Cheau Mei (2021) Teachers’ Perception of Technology Integration Easiness in Teaching Preschool Children. In: ICE 2021 : Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, 20-21 September 2021, Virtual Conference. http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1415/
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topic LB1501 Primary Education
LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
LC5800 Distance education
spellingShingle LB1501 Primary Education
LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
LC5800 Distance education
Aliza Ali,
Mahani Abdul Malik,
Tee, Cheau Mei
Teachers’ Perception of Technology Integration Easiness in Teaching Preschool Children
description Despite the technology included in the National Preschool Standard-based Curriculum, teachers in Malaysian preschool are yet to fully integrate technology to enhance children’s learning in the classroom. Concerns such as how the preschool teacher perceived the easiness of technology integration became our main focus in this study. It is believed that teachers’ acceptance and readiness influenced the outcomes of the technology used in teaching and learning pre-schoolers. This study employed a quantitative approach and data collection through a survey to investigate the teacher’s perception towards technology integration in the preschool settings based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). A total of 50 teachers in this survey were selected through random sampling from eight private preschools in Bandar Puteri, Puchong. Nevertheless, only 30 questionnaires were returned by the teachers. The survey was done through a questionnaire using a 5-point Likert scale. The data has been collected and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) to get the frequencies, percentages, and means of the teachers’ perception of technology integration in teaching and learning. This study found that teachers aged 30 to 39 have the highest perception of technology integration in teaching and learning, and Science and Technology is the most suitable area to teach children with technology.
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author Aliza Ali,
Mahani Abdul Malik,
Tee, Cheau Mei
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Mahani Abdul Malik,
Tee, Cheau Mei
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title Teachers’ Perception of Technology Integration Easiness in Teaching Preschool Children
title_short Teachers’ Perception of Technology Integration Easiness in Teaching Preschool Children
title_full Teachers’ Perception of Technology Integration Easiness in Teaching Preschool Children
title_fullStr Teachers’ Perception of Technology Integration Easiness in Teaching Preschool Children
title_full_unstemmed Teachers’ Perception of Technology Integration Easiness in Teaching Preschool Children
title_sort teachers’ perception of technology integration easiness in teaching preschool children
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