Primary School Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of CourseLab 2.4 and Its Attributes as a Free E-Learning Content Creation Software

摘要

This research was qualitative survey research aiming at elaborating the primary school pre-service teachers' perceptions of CourseLab 2.4 and its attributes a free e-learning content creation software. During the research, a questionnaire sheet containing five questions related to CourseLab 2.4 was distributed to 47 sophomore students of Primary School Teacher Education Program of Sanata Dharma University taking MPB ICT (Media Pembelajaran Berbasis ICT) as one of their compulsory subjects. The analysis of the data gathered from the questionnaire responses showed that the primary school pre-service teachers of Sanata Dharma University had positive perceptions of CourseLab 2.4. These positive perceptions were attributed to the advantageous features of the free authoring software, such as the similarity of its user interface to Microsoft PowerPoint and its ability to facilitate the pre-service teachers to create interactive quizzes. The positive perceptions of the primary school pre-service teachers also led to their positive attitudes towards the software as shown by their confidence in planning to continue using it in their professional life later.