Naslov
Attitudes of students and parents towards ICT with regard to the experience of using the iPad in classroom

Autori
Rončević Zubković, Barbara ; Kolić-Vehovec, Svjetlana ; Kalebić Maglica, Barbara ; Smojver- Ažić, Sanja ; Pahljina-Reinić, Rosanda

Izvornik
Suvremena psihologija (1331-9264) 19 (2016), 1; 37-47

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
attitudes ; ICT ; tablet computer ; elementary school ; students, parents

Sažetak
The interactive information and communication technologies (ICT) have been introduced to many classrooms lately. Therefore, it is important to examine whether the expectations of students and their parents regarding technology implementation are fulfilled. The aim of the present study was to compare attitudes towards ICT in general and towards use of tablet computers in education regarding the decision to use iPad, and the experience of using iPad in classroom. Therefore, attitudes questionnaire was applied in four groups of students and their parents. In the 5th grade, one group has just decided to use iPad in classroom, while the second group decided not to use it. In the 7th and 8th grade one group has had two years of experience in using iPad in classroom, while the other group has not. The results showed that students and parents who choose to use iPad had more positive attitudes towards tablet use in teaching and learning, and perceived less negative effects of ICT use than students and parents who have not been using iPad. However, the difference between parents’ attitudes was found in the 5th grade, but it was not found in the 7th and 8th grade. The parents of older students who have been using iPad for several years have less positive attitudes towards tablet use than parents of the 5th grade students who just decided to use iPad. Our findings point to complex interplay between social norms and experience in educational settings that could be explained within several theoretical frameworks relating to technology acceptance (e.g. TAM2, Venkatesh & Davis, 2000).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

POVEZANOST RADA