October 2016 Vol.4 No.10

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Original Research Article

Computer Usage and Constructivist Approach of the Basic Class: Abilities, Skills and Attitudes of Pre-Service Teachers

Dr. Gamal Ahmed Ahmed Abdullah Alawi^1*, Dr. Mohammed Shwal² and Dr. Nakhat Nasreen³

¹Department of Educational Technology, Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen
²Department of Educational Methods, Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen
³Department of Educational, AMU, Aligarh, India

*Corresponding Author’s E-mail: gamalalawi72@yahoo.com

Accepted August 22, 2016

Abstract

Computers are the most significant tools of information age, have increasingly been used in each stage of education system. The participants were two hundred and forty (240) pre-service teachers who have participated in this study. The implications discussed for ASCUAC and suggestions for pre-service teachers’ opinions and attitudes. This paper has designed to study the adoption of the pre-service teachers of the basic class towards the computer usage in three dimensions of their abilities, skills and attitudes. The interaction between these dimensions is the key purpose of this study to integrate technology in existing educational approach and introduce computer technology as an important tool to support new ways of teaching and learning. A model, which explains the effect of CU, AC and ASCU on learning, is established and tested. Using AMOS 18 (Analysis of Moment Structures) program, it explains 55% of CU TOOLS, 77% of ASCU TECHNOLOGY and 55% of AC, with good model fit. As a result, the effectiveness of attitude towards computer (AC) on computer usage (CU) is stronger than other factors in this study.

Keywords: Abilities, Attitude, Computer Usage, Pre-service teachers, Skills