Modelling the Factors Affecting the Formation of the High School Teachers’ Knowledge Required for Technology Integration (The Case: Shiraz City’ High School Techers)

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 M.S degree, Department of Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study is presenting a causal model of factors affecting the formation of the knowledge required by high school teachers in technology integration. In terms of objectives, this study is an applied research and in terms of method of collecting and analyzing data it is a descriptive and correlational research. The participants were 255 high school teachers in Shiraz city (based on Cochran Formula) who were selected through stratified random and cluster sampling method among 5824 in service teachers in Shiraz in 1393-1394. This study employed a combination of instruments to collect data: the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) instrument developed and validated by Sahin (2011) for evaluating CK, PK, PCK, and TCK and Chai, et al. (2011) questionnaire for assessing TK, TPK and TPACK, the Intrapersonal Technology Integration Scale (ITIS) instrument developed and validated by Niederhauser and Perkmen (2008); the Teachers’ Sense of Self- Efficacy Scale instrument developed and validated by Tschannen-Moran and Woolfolk Hoy (2001). The path analysis was used to examine the research hypotheses. Findings showed that significant positive correlations exist between the TPACK constructs. CK and PK had direct and indirect effects on TPACK, while TK had only indirect effect on TPACK. Content Knowledge had the greatest total effect on TPACK.

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