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Developing the Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale in the Use of ICT at Home for Pre-school Distance Education During Covid-19       
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Ali İbrahim Can GÖZÜM Doç. Dr. Ali İbrahim Can GÖZÜM
Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Şermin Metin
Türkiye
Halil Uzun
Türkiye
Nezahat Hamiden Karaca
Türkiye
Özet
Distance education has added a different dimension to the change in the use of ICT (information and communication technologies) in the early childhood education paradigms in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes before and during the pandemic will also affect education in the post-pandemic period and this is why research in teachers’ ICT use, competencies, and self-efficacy has become a priority. The theoretical foundations of the scale developed to measure preschool teachers’ ICT self-efficacy in distance education were based on Bandura’s social cognitive theory, Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, and Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory. Accordingly, this study employed a survey method based on quantitative research. This study utilized two different study groups: the first was the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) study group (N = 270), and the second was the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) study group (N = 275). A total of 555 preschool teachers volunteered to participate in the study. Exploratory Factor Analysis of the data set showed that the scale comprised three factors: information, communication, and technology. Confirmatory Factor Analysis confirmed the scale’s factors according to the fit index values on a different sample. The reliability analysis of the scale showed all factors to be reliable. After scale development phases and statistical analyses, it was determined that the teacher self-efficacy scale for the use of ICT at home is a valid and reliable measurement tool. The structure and results of the scale that was developed were compared with the results of different studies and discussed.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Distance education | Online learning | Preschool education | Scale development | Teacher professional development
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Technology Knowledge Learning Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Dergi ISSN 2211-1662
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Journals Indexed in Eric
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 09-2023
Cilt No 28
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 1351 / 1381
Doi Numarası 10.1007/s10758-022-09616-8
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10758-022-09616-8