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Exploring pre-service teachers’ ICT competence beliefs

Olga V. Sergeeva 1 , Marina R. Zheltukhina 2 , Zhanna M. Sizova 3 , Alfia M. Ishmuradova 4 * , Oleg V. Khlusyanov 5 , Elena P. Kalashnikova 6
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1 Department of English Philology, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, RUSSIA2 Scientific and Educational Center "Person in Communication", Pyatigorsk State University, Pyatigorsk, RUSSIA3 Department of Medical and Social Assessment, Emergency, and Ambulatory Practice, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, RUSSIA4 Department of Foreign Languages, Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, RUSSIA5 Department of Physical Education, Vyatka State University, Kirov, RUSSIA6 Department of Foreign Languages, RUDN University, Moscow, RUSSIA* Corresponding Author
Contemporary Educational Technology, 16(2), April 2024, ep500, https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14331
Published Online: 08 March 2024, Published: 01 April 2024
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ABSTRACT

It is essential for pre-service teachers to hold positive beliefs about information and communication technology (ICT) and possess digital skills to integrate digital technology successfully into the teaching and learning environments. Although numerous studies have examined teachers’ attitudes toward ICT, little research has examined teachers’ ICT competency beliefs. This research aimed to explore pre-service teachers’ ICT competence beliefs. We used an instrument developed by previous researchers for data collection. The results showed that the pre-service teachers had good ICT competence beliefs. A few gender differences were found between participants’ mean scores on six dimensions of the data collection instrument. No gender differences were found for many items. It was found that there were no significant differences in the years of study of participants across five different grade levels. However, the lowest mean scores were found in analyzing and reflecting, problem-solving, and information and data literacy. Conversely, the highest mean scores were detected in communication and collaboration, digital content creation, and safety and security. Based on these findings, recommendations have been made for practice and future research.
Keywords: ICT competence beliefs, digital skills, pre-service teachers, information and communication technology, ICT

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Sergeeva, O. V., Zheltukhina, M. R., Sizova, Z. M., Ishmuradova, A. M., Khlusyanov, O. V., & Kalashnikova, E. P. (2024). Exploring pre-service teachers’ ICT competence beliefs. Contemporary Educational Technology, 16(2), ep500. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/14331

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