The Effectiveness of the Smart Board and the Obstacles of its Use from the Viewpoint of Buseira Schools Teachers in Jordan
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https://doi.org/10.25255/jss.2023.12.3.52.64Keywords:
Educational Technology, Smart boardAbstract
The study aims to identify the effectiveness and constraints of the use of the smart board from the perspective of the teachers of Buseira schools, and the effect of both specialization and years of service in the responses of the teachers. The study consists of (36) randomly chosen teachers. To answer the questions of the study, a questionnaire was prepared. It consisted of (28) paragraphs in two fields. The first is related to the effectiveness of the smart board. The second is related to the constraints of using the smart board. After verifying validity and stability, the results showed that there is a statistical significance and a high positive attitude towards the effectiveness of the smart board.Results also showed a weakness in the use of the Smart board due to the presence of some obstacles. Results also showed that there are no statistical differences in the attitudes of the effectiveness of the smart board and its constraints, Specialization, and years of service).The researcher recommended the need to encourage teachers to use the smart board, and holding training courses for teachers to identify the skills use of the smart board.
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