Educational Technology in Iranian High Schools: EFL Teachers’ Attitudes, Perceived Competence, and Actual Use

Table 4

Questionnaire results for EFL teachers’ perceived competency in integrating educational technology in their classes.

Items	No com.%	Little com.%	Moderate com.%	Much com.%	Mean	SD
(1) Installing new software on a computer	19.6	20.5	41.1	18.8	2.59	1.00
(2) Using a printer	5.4	21.4	37.5	35.5	3.04	0.89
(3) Using a computer keyboard	2.7	12.5	43.8	41.1	3.23	0.77
(4) Operating a word processing program (e.g., Word)	2.7	20.5	38.4	38.4	3.12	0.82
(5) Operating a presentation program (e.g., PowerPoint)	9.8	28.6	38.4	23.2	2.75	0.92
(6) Operating a spreadsheet program (e.g., Excel)	36.6	28.6	25.9	8.9	2.07	0.99
(7) Operating a database program (e.g., Access)	35.7	30.4	25	8.9	2.07	0.98
(8) Using the Internet for communication (e.g., e-mail & chatroom)	11.6	21.4	28.6	38.4	2.94	1.03
(9) Using the World Wide Web to access different types of information	5.4	21.4	38.4	34.8	3.03	0.88
(10) Solving simple problems in operating computers	15.2	29.5	42	13.4	2.54	0.91
(11) Operating a graphics program (e.g., Photoshop)	43.8	28.6	25.9	1.8	1.86	0.86
(12) Using computers for grade keeping	22.3	26.8	38.4	12.5	2.41	0.97
(13) Selecting and evaluating educational software	16.1	34.8	40.2	8.9	2.42	0.88
(14) Creating and organizing computer files and folders	15.2	20.5	40.2	24.1	2.73	0.99
(15) Removing computer viruses	29.5	28.6	28.6	13.4	2.26	1.02
Overall competence	18.10	24.94	35.49	21.47	2.60	0.92