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Article: Pre-service teachers' ICT competency in Thailand.(Information and Communication Technology)(Report)
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- Academic Exchange Quarterly
- Article date:
- June 22, 2007
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Abstract
There is increasing pressure for teachers in Thailand to achieve a comfort level integrating technology in classrooms. Pre-service teachers' competency levels in computer technology knowledge and skills were examined, using a self-rating survey instrument. The results showed that among the various computer competency domains, pre-service teachers viewed word processing with the most confidence, but viewed the social, legal, and ethical issues domain with the least confidence. The findings supported the need to promote the effective integration of technology into teaching throughout the curriculum.
Introduction
The wide use of ...