Barriers and challenges facing pre-service teachers use of mobile technologies for teaching and learning

Burden, Kevin; Hopkins, Paul

Abstract

This study examined the perceptions, attitudes and beliefs of pre-service teachers using the iPad for their professional learning purposes and for teaching during their school placements. The sample consisted of 117 pre-service teachers undertaking a one-year postgraduate qualification in England to gain qualified teaching status (QTS). A mixed methods design was employed to collect data using questionnaires and focus groups and the results showed how students' beliefs and attitudes, categorised as second order barriers, are significant factors in determining how effectively mobile technologies are used as a teaching and learning tool. Whilst the research literature suggests access, infrastructure and training, are diminishing as significant barriers for technology adoption, this study found that first-order barriers such as these still remain a significant challenge for pre-service teachers attempting to learn with and use mobile technologies in their practice. The article concludes with implications for practice in teacher education, theory and areas for further research.

Citation

Burden, K., & Hopkins, P. (2016). Barriers and challenges facing pre-service teachers use of mobile technologies for teaching and learning. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 8(2), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2016040101

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 10, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Deposit Date: Jul 13, 2016
• Journal: International journal of mobile and blended learning
• Print ISSN: 1941-8647
• Electronic ISSN: 1941-8655
• Publisher: IGI Global
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 1-20
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2016040101
• Keywords: Attitudes and beliefs, iPads, M-learning, Pre-service teachers, Initial teacher education, Mobile
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/440923
• Publisher URL: http://www.igi-global.com/article/barriers-and-challenges-facing-pre-service-teachers-use-of-mobile-technologies-for-teaching-and-learning/152271
• Additional Information: This is a description of an article published in International journal of mobile and blended learning, 2016.