Pre-service Teachers' Usage of Internet Technology at Faculty of Education-Amran University, Yemen

Abstract

This study aimed to find out the usage of internet technology among the pre-service teachers at Faculty of education in Amran University, Yemen. To bring about this aim, a descriptive research design (i.e. survey, and open interview) was used. A constructed questionnaire includes 28 items that were distributed on three domains of the internet usage: academic, professional and general internet usage. Interview, as an aid tool, was used to explore the reasons beyond why some of the study subjects did not answer the questionnaire. Results of the questionnaire revealed that most of the subjects utilize the internet but not in favor of development their academic, or profession specialization as teachers in the future. On the other hand, the results of the interview showed that reasons beyond why some subjects did not answer the questionnaire were: the absence of internet usage facilities for them as well as the negative attitudes towards its usage. Based on the results of the study, some recommendations were recommended.