Pre-Service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs Towards Educational Technologies Integration in Tanzania
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https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v4i2.190Keywords:
self-efficacy, educational technologies, pre-service teachers, educational technology integrationAbstract
This study examines pre-service teachers’ (N = 386) self-efficacy beliefs towards educational technologies integration in the classroom at the two colleges in Tanzania that prepare secondary education teachers. Using regression analysis, the study found out that the determinants of self-efficacy beliefs among pre-service teachers towards educational technologies integration are support, perceived ease of use, performance expectancy, and social influence. The findings of this study enhance our understanding of factors that hinder teachers from integrating educational technologies into the classroom.
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