A path model for technology integration into elementary school settings in Turkey

Factors Associated with Technology Integration to Improve Instructional Abilities: A Path Model

“…Besides gender, professional seniority is one of the variables which is reported to affect technology integration in education (Area-Moreira et al, 2016;Gomez, Rodriguez, & Igado, 2010;Karaca, Can, & Yildirim, 2013). Mostly, technology integration decreases with the rise in professional seniority (Baek, Jung, & Kim, 2008;Rahimi & Yadollahi, 2011).…”

“…Variables at school level may be listed as the school's openness to change, technology use planning in education, facilities and equipment, technical support, executive support and colleague support (Chen, 2010;Hsu & Kuan, 2013;Karaca et al, 2013;Tondeur et al, 2008). Variables at teacher level include gender, technology competence, attitude, experience, duration of computer use, openness to change, constructivist teacher beliefs, and TPACK Karaca et al, 2013;Yücel, Acun, Tarman, & Mete, 2010). However, none of the models about technology integration includes individual innovativeness as a variable in the path models.…”

“…Several researchers have reported that the possibility of achieving technology integration is higher among teachers with positive attitudes (Baya 'a, Daher, & Ieee, 2012;Chikasha, Ntuli, Sundarjee, & Chikasha, 2014;Karaca et al, 2013). Sanchez et al (2012), on the other hand, note that teachers' levels of in-class technology use may be low despite their positive attitudes.…”

“…On the other hand, Summak et al (2010) do not consider age an effective variable in technology integration. Another effective variable in technology integration is the duration of computer use (Karaca et al, 2013). Technology integration increases with the increase in the duration of computer use .…”

“…Literature includes several models in which variables affecting technology integration are explained in relation to one another (Hsu & Kuan, 2013;Karaca et al, 2013). Variables affecting technology integration are classified at school and teacher levels.…”