The Effect of PICTK and TPACK Knowledge on ICT Instructors’ Sense ofEmpowerment
Keywords:
PICTK knowledge, TPACK knowledge, Sense of empowerment, ICT instructorsAbstract
The implementation of technology in the national Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) program is supported by
instructors who act according to the program‘s outputs. The current
research has two goals: to examine the predictive variables of ICT
instructors who instruct at the district level (henceforth: 'district ICT
instructors') compared to ICT instructors who instruct at both the
district andthe school levels(henceforth: 'district-school ICT
instructors') and to examine the effect of Program Information
Communication Technology Knowledge (PICTK) and Technology
Pedagogy and Content Knowledge (TPACK) on the ICT instructors‘
sense of empowerment for facilitating the implementation of ICT in
schools. One hundred and twenty-one ICT instructors participated in
the research: 77 district ICT instructors (64%) and 44 district-school ICT
instructors(36%). The research tool consisted of four self-report
questionnaires. Path analysis was performed using structural equation
analysis. The main results show that PICTK knowledge has a significant
positive effect on TPACK knowledge among the district ICT instructors,
whereas there was no change among the district-school ICT instructors.
The results indicate that PICTK and TPACK knowledge does not
necessarily promote the pedagogical-ICT knowledge of the ICT
instructor, but is critical for his or her sense of empowerment. It is
therefore recommended to continue support for all ICT instructors, and
to expand their personal knowledge about the evolving ICT program.
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