Abstract

The research aims at investigating the Saudi Secondary school Teachers' Attitudes towards using Interactive Whiteboard in the classrooms. The research uses the Quasi- Experimental approach, with one group (100) teachers, and limited to the Secondary school Teachers that enrolled in the first semester of (2011/2012) academic year. The research uses Interactive Whiteboard Attitude Survey, observation skill card for using Interactive Whiteboard in the classrooms and structured interviews with students. The results indicated that there were appositive attitude towards using Interactive Whiteboard. But a few number of teachers used effectively the Interactive Whiteboard effectively in the classrooms. These results indicated that the teachers need a professional development program for effective using of Interactive Whiteboard effectively to help them in improving their Teaching skills and the students learning. More details of the results are discussed in the study. (Contains 3 tables.)

Citation

Isman, A., Abanmy, F.A., Hussein, H.B. & Al Saadany, M.A. (2012). Saudi Secondary School Teachers Attitudes' towards Using Interactive Whiteboard in Classrooms. Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 11(3), 286-296. Retrieved August 11, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/55783/.

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Keywords

• Attitude Measures
• Classroom Techniques
• Classrooms
• Computer Assisted Instruction
• Courseware
• educational technology
• electronic learning
• Foreign Countries
• Knowledge Level
• Quasiexperimental Design
• Secondary School Teachers
• Structured Interviews
• teacher attitudes
• Teacher Effectiveness
• Teaching Skills
• technology integration
• Technology Uses in Education