Factors Influencing Teachers' Online Teaching Competence in Higher Education

Q1 Social Sciences

Journal of Social Studies Education Research Pub Date : 2022-02-21 DOI:10.37256/ser.3120221315

Benjamin Aidoo, Allyson Macdonald, Alexander Obiri Gyampoh, Kennedy Ameyaw Baah, Johnson Tsyawo

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine Ghanaian teachers' competencies in delivering online lessons. Transitioning face-to-face instructions to an online environment presents difficulties for instructors, particularly teachers and students doing so for the first time. The researchers explore how teachers in disrupted schools use information and communications technology (ICT) in their classrooms that differ in several ways from the regular classroom. The researchers investigated the factors influencing teachers' online instruction competence. A questionnaire was used to collect data from teachers in three teacher training colleges in Ghana in the 2021 academic year. Results showed that teachers had adequate knowledge of ICT. Also, ICT knowledge was strongly correlated to ICT usage. Regression analysis revealed that teachers could become competent and effectively teach online courses by having adequate knowledge, regularly using ICT, and receiving technical support from the institution. These findings suggest that teachers need sufficient knowledge and support to use computers to become competent in integrating ICT into their online course delivery.

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影响高等教育教师网络教学能力的因素

本研究的目的是确定加纳教师提供在线课程的能力。将面对面教学过渡到在线环境对教师，特别是第一次这样做的教师和学生来说，存在困难。研究人员探索了被破坏学校的教师如何在课堂上使用信息和通信技术(ICT)，这些技术在几个方面与常规课堂不同。研究人员对影响教师网络教学能力的因素进行了调查。采用问卷调查的方式收集了2021学年加纳三所师范学院教师的数据。结果显示，教师对信息通信技术有足够的了解。此外，ICT知识与ICT使用密切相关。回归分析显示，教师可以通过掌握足够的知识、定期使用信息和通信技术以及获得机构的技术支持来胜任和有效地教授在线课程。这些发现表明，教师需要足够的知识和支持来使用计算机，从而能够胜任将信息通信技术整合到他们的在线课程中。

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Journal of Social Studies Education Research Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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2.90

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审稿时长

28 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Social Studies Education Research (JSSER) (ISSN: 1309-9108) is an international, scholarly open access, peer-reviewed and fully refereed journal focusing on theories, methods and applications in Social Studies Education. As an international, online-only journal it is devoted to the publication of original, primary research (theoretical and empirical papers) as well as practical applications relating to Social Studies Education.