ICT competency and practicum of preservice teachers as digital natives
A mixed-method study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21484814 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pengjin Wang (0000-0002-7025-4140, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), James Ko (0000-0001-7576-2286, Education University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 901-916 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asia Pacific Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0218-8791 • E-ISSN: 1742-6855 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02188791.2022.2083581 |
| OpenAlex | W4283815354 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
Along with the global trend of developing students’ 21st-century skills, teacher education must enable preservice teachers (PSTs) to improve students’ learning outcomes with Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and school practicum plays an essential role in the process. This study investigated Hong Kong PSTs’ ICT competency with or without teaching practicum completed and explored factors contributing to ICT competency in and beyond the practicum. This mixed-methods study began with a questionnaire to give a broad picture of the ICT competence of Hong Kong PSTs of English (N = 127), who were found to perceive themselves as competent with educational technology and their competencies of understanding ICT related policy and using ICT for professional development was enhanced after school practicum. A purposeful subset of the sample (N = 10) was interviewed based on their ICT competency scores, exploring the factors shaping interviewees’ readiness and ICT use in their teaching practicum. It highlights that digital native students do not naturally transform into teachers with ICT competency to facilitate 21st-century learning, and the practicum could play a more critical role in enhancing their ICT competence to future-proof their skills. Promoting ICT-friendly school culture and designing better teaching practicum programmes are suggested
Information and Communications Technology · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Practicum · Teacher education · Digital literacy in education · Gender and Technology in Education · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Technology-Enhanced Education Studies
Self-Directed Learning in Problem-Based Learning and its Relationships with Self-Regulated Learning
Developing a validated instrument to measure preservice teachers’ ICT competencies
Why students become more engaged or more disengaged during the semester
Preparing pre-service teachers to integrate technology in education
Intelligent tutoring systems and learning outcomes
Systematic methodological review
Research design
Two worlds collide? The role of Chinese traditions and Western influences in Chinese preservice teachers’ perceptions of appropriate technology use
Sampling in Interview-Based Qualitative Research
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |