ICT is getting more and more embedded in our society. Almost everyone has a computer or laptop of some sort these days. But how does this use of ICT translate into use in everyday classes? In...Show moreICT is getting more and more embedded in our society. Almost everyone has a computer or laptop of some sort these days. But how does this use of ICT translate into use in everyday classes? In schools ICT is getting used more often, but not every teacher uses ICT in the same way and same amount. Different background characteristics influence the teachers. The main goal of this study is to find out if, and which, characteristics influence the teachers in their use of ICT in the classroom. The research for this paper took place in 34 Dutch primary schools with a total of 225 participants that all filed out a survey about their background characteristics and their use of ICT in the class. After that ten of them were interviewed about how they think about ICT in the class. The quantitative survey shows that older teachers are less inclined to use ICT in their classrooms and that having children of their own does not make a difference in their use of ICT in the class. Working fulltime or part-time however, does make a difference. According to this study, teachers that work part-time are less inclined to use ICT in their classes. Even though personal characteristics do influence the use of ICT in the class, the qualitative interview shows that almost all teachers are very positive about using ICT in their class. They say for example that students learn better and the lessons have more variety when ICT is used.Show less
