Abstract

The fact that teachers are reluctant to use the technology resources such as computers, due to lack of training and experience is not unique in America (Carlson, Lambert, 1995). A similar situation is found in Taiwan. Teachers in Taiwan usually complain that they are willing to learn new technology, but the government does not provide adequate inservice training. On the other hand, with a limited educational budget, the educational policymakers in Taiwan must spend money carefully. They are confused about whether to provide more technology-related training in preservice teacher education, or to provide training to inservice teachers. Do teachers really have high motivation to learn new technology if adequate training opportunities are provided? If this is not the case then work may be required prior to graduation. There is no simple solution for this problem, but understanding inservice and preservice teachers ' attitudes and perceptions about educational computing may provide some information which can help the policy makers reach an appropriate decision. Other variables such as gender may also need to be addressed in order to investigate the affect these variables have on inservice or preservice teachers attitudes.

Citation

Liao, Y.k.C. (1997). The Comparison of Inservice and Preservice Teachers' Attitudes Toward Educational Computing in Taiwan. In J. Willis, J. Price, S. McNeil, B. Robin & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 1997--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 860-864). Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 11, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/47206/.