Perception of educators on the mediation role of ease of use in predicting the relationship between teacher competence and use behaviour

Authors

  • SIMMY KURIAN Toc H Institute of Science and Technology
  • Hareesh Ramanathan Toc H Institute of Science and Technology
  • Berislav Andrlić Polytechnic in Pozega

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2507/IJVA.4.2.1.51

Keywords:

Teacher technology competence, use behavior, ease of use, mediation, technology integration

Abstract

This paper analyses the relationship between the teacher technology competence and their use of technology under the mediating influence of ease
of use. The paper presents a set of results that are empirically tested on a sample of 387 high school and higher secondary school teachers from across
14 districts in Kerala, a southern state in India. A majority of these respondents had a teaching experience of more than eleven years and had been
using computers for more than five years. The results reveal that technology competence among these teachers was moderately but positively
correlated to their actual use of technology andthis relationship was found to be mediated by ease of use of technology. The paper discusses the implications of these findings and makes recommendations to leverage these relationships so as to achieve greater technology integration.

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Published

2018-12-31

How to Cite

KURIAN , S. ., Ramanathan, H. ., & Andrlić, B. (2018). Perception of educators on the mediation role of ease of use in predicting the relationship between teacher competence and use behaviour. Vallis Aurea, 4(2), 5–18. https://doi.org/10.2507/IJVA.4.2.1.51

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Original scientific paper