doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2025.15.1.2224
Evaluating the Role of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in ICT-Enhanced Science Education
Marwan M. A. Abualrob1,*
,
Said Hamed Al-Saadi2
- 1Basic Elementary Education, Faculty of Arts and Education, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine
- 2Supervision Department, Directorate General of Education, Sharqieh South, Ministry of Education, Sultanate of Oman
- Manuscript receivedAugust 9, 2024
- revisedSeptember 11, 2024
- acceptedOctober 24, 2024
- publishedJanuary 13, 2025
Abstract
This study investigates the critical factors influencing the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in science education, focusing on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK), ICT teaching self-efficacy, enjoyment, control appraisal, and value appraisal among pre-service and in-service science teachers. Utilizing structural equation modelling, the findings highlight that ICT teaching self-efficacy, enjoyment, and control appraisal significantly predict value appraisal, demonstrating their crucial roles in teachers’ perceptions of ICT value. TPCK also emerged as a significant predictor, emphasizing the importance of integrated knowledge for effective ICT use in teaching. The strong prediction relevance of the study confirms the model’s effectiveness. These findings align with the TPCK framework and imply that in-service programs must include greater emphasis on practical workshops, online courses as well and group activities to enhance teachers’ ICT self-efficacy and TPCK. In this way, it is possible to know how best to integrate ICT in teaching science, resulting in actionable ways to improve teaching practices and student learning outcomes.
Keywords
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) integration
- science education
- Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK)
- teacher self-efficacy
- affective factors
- pre-service teachers
- in-service teachers
- educational technology
How to Cite
Marwan M. A. Abualrob and Said Hamed Al-Saadi, "Evaluating the Role of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in ICT-Enhanced Science Education," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 117-126, 2025. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2025.15.1.2224
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Copyright © 2025 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).