Pre-Service Teachers' Perceived Relevance of Educational Technology Course, Digital Performance: Teacher Perceived of Educational Technology

摘要

Educational technology courses are designed to equip prospective teachers with knowledge and skills to use technology for effective instructional delivery. However, the way students perceive the appropriateness and relevance of the instructional content would go a long way in determining their performance and commitment to the course. Student performance in educational technology courses could be improved, if they perceive the instructional content to be relevant to their academic pursuits and future career development. Therefore, this study examined pre-service teachers' perceived relevance of educational technology content, digital tools and their performance in an educational technology course. The study was carried out on 261 pre-service teachers and the result showed that the perceived relevance of educational technology course by the students was high. The correlation coefficient (r) of 0.015 showed a positive relationship between pre-service teachers' perceived relevance of educational technology courses and the performance at the end of semester examination of the course.