The Effect of Using Virtual Classrooms on the Attitudes of Student Teachers Toward the Use of Technology in Education

Abstract

The study aims to determine to what extent using virtual classrooms may affect how student teachers feel about using technology in the classroom, as well as whether attitudes regarding technology use in education differ depending on the level of computer skill, gender, and learning language of student teachers at Al Ain University (AAU). A questionnaire was used to collect data. Data analysis reveals that the averages for each item of the questionnaire and the total score of the items were favorable and high, with the average response on the total score being 4.02. There were statistically significant differences in the students' attitudes toward the use of technology in education at the 0.05 significance level on the total score of the scale as a result of the effect of the variable of the student's proficiency in the use of a computer. While the value of (f) on the scale as a whole was 40.997 and at a 0.001 level of significance. There were no differences recorded based on gender or learning language.