From the Essential Technology Literacy for Kindergarten Teachers to Explore the Course of Information Technology in Preschool Teacher Education

• Main Authors: WU, YU-PEI, 吳育蓓
• Other Authors: CHIU, SHU-HUI
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/90301151306476651138

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 幼兒教育學系碩士班 === 97 === This study seeks to understand the essential technology literacy of kindergarten teachers and the course of information technology in preschool teacher education. The researcher investigates the essential technology literacy and checks the suitability of information technology curriculum for preschool teacher education. The methods used in this research are questionnaire and content analysis. A literature review and researcher-developed questionnaire were performed in advanced. One thousand questionnaires were sent to kindergarten teachers in Taiwan. Seven hundred and fifty four valid questionnaires were returned, with an effective return rate of 75.4%. The questionnaire framework was used as the basic structure for data analysis. This study focuses on 12 preschool teacher educational institutions. The targets for analysis of contents include 18 information technology curriculum plan. The findings of this research are as follows: 1.Kindergarten teachers should have basic operational capability, information concepts and knowledge, IT application in teaching, hardware and software maintenance of the information literacy levels. The usage of Word, digital cameras, computer-related storage equipment, typing fluency, as well as the use and management of e-mail to send and receive letters and another basic operational capability for kindergarten teachers. 2.The course of information technology to over-emphasize is the advanced multimedia and web site operation and design. 3.There is a significant gap between the essential technology literacy from kindergarten teachers and the provided in-service training curriculum in preschool teacher education. This study provides some suggestions for education institutions, teacher education agencies, kindergarten teachers, pre-service teachers and researcher.