Share Paper: Self-Reported Competency and Technology Acceptance: Investigating the Relationship for a Cohort of Irish Pre-Service Teachers

  1. Alison Egan, Marino Institute of Education, Ireland
  2. Ann FitzGibbon, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
  3. Carina Girvan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
  4. Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Wednesday, March 7 1:30 PM-2:00 PM George Bonnell

Abstract: In this paper the authors report on pre-service teachers' self-rated levels of competency when using ICT and on its possible relationships with elements of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and with classroom usage of technology. The research is both qualitative and quantitative in its approach and is based on administration of an online questionnaire in the first author’s institution. Findings suggest that students consider themselves competent users of computers, with their levels of competency correlating significantly with TAM elements of “perceived ease of use” though not with “perceived usefulness”. Compared with previous findings, there is evidence of increased acceptance of ...