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

Table 5

Questionnaire results for EFL teachers’ actual use of educational technology in their classes.

Items	Never%	Rarely%	Sometimes%	Usually%	Often%	Always%	Mean	SD
(1) My English teacher uses an electronic dictionary in the class when (s) he needs to look up a word.	39.7	24.4	18.2	4.9	7.3	5.5	2.32	1.486
(2) I know my English teacher’s e-mail address, and I can ask my questions from him/her by sending an e-mail to him/her.	85.5	5.1	3.0	2.8	2.1	1.5	1.35	1.004
(3) My English teacher uses the blackboard/whiteboard in the teaching-learning process.	2.1	4.1	7.5	12.6	16.9	56.8	5.08	1.301
(4) My English teacher uses educational CDs in the classroom.	42.1	10.3	8.6	5.8	10.9	22.2	3.00	2.07
(5) My English teacher uses PowerPoint slides to teach grammar.	42.5	14.5	13.7	9.0	13.0	7.3	2.58	1.714
(6) My English teacher uses typed test papers, not handwritten ones.	3.9	4.7	6.0	8.6	14.7	62.0	5.11	1.412
(7) My English teacher uses educational films in the classroom.	50.2	12.0	10.5	9.4	8.8	9.0	2.42	1.747
(8) My English teacher introduces Internet sites which are useful for learning English.	56.8	19.7	9.8	6.4	4.5	2.8	1.91	1.331
(9) My English teacher asks students to make PowerPoint slides.	38.5	14.3	13.0	9.2	13.2	11.8	2.80	1.826
(10) My English teacher encourages students to listen to English educational CDs at home.	32.3	17.9	9.8	10.7	12.2	17.1	3.04	1.901
(11) My English teacher encourages students to watch English educational films at home.	38.2	18.5	11.5	10.5	10.7	10.3	2.68	1.755
(12) My English teacher encourages pupils to search for information on the Internet.	38.9	24.4	14.1	10.3	7.3	4.9	2.37	1.500
(13) We send our homework assignments to our English teacher by e-mail.	92.9	3.8	1.3	1.1	0.9	0.0	1.14	0.570
(14) My English teacher uses the computer or his/her own laptop or tablet as a grade book.	87.2	6.0	3.6	1.3	0.8	1.1	1.26	0.812
EFL teachers’ overall actual technology use	46.5	12.8	9.32	7.32	8.80	15.1	2.64	1.459