Research Article

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.

ItemsNo com.%Little com.%Moderate com.%Much com.%MeanSD

(1) Installing new software on a computer19.620.541.118.82.591.00
(2) Using a printer5.421.437.535.53.040.89
(3) Using a computer keyboard2.712.543.841.13.230.77
(4) Operating a word processing program (e.g., Word)2.720.538.438.43.120.82
(5) Operating a presentation program (e.g., PowerPoint)9.828.638.423.22.750.92
(6) Operating a spreadsheet program (e.g., Excel)36.628.625.98.92.070.99
(7) Operating a database program (e.g., Access)35.730.4258.92.070.98
(8) Using the Internet for communication (e.g., e-mail & chatroom)11.621.428.638.42.941.03
(9) Using the World Wide Web to access different types of information5.421.438.434.83.030.88
(10) Solving simple problems in operating computers15.229.54213.42.540.91
(11) Operating a graphics program (e.g., Photoshop)43.828.625.91.81.860.86
(12) Using computers for grade keeping22.326.838.412.52.410.97
(13) Selecting and evaluating educational software16.134.840.28.92.420.88
(14) Creating and organizing computer files and folders15.220.540.224.12.730.99
(15) Removing computer viruses29.528.628.613.42.261.02
Overall competence18.1024.9435.4921.472.600.92