International Journal of
Information and Education Technology

Abstract

With the advancement of information technology, researches of e-learning have rapidly changed in focus and breadth over the last several decades as consequence of changes in educational tools, policies and practices. For elementary school teachers, they must constantly update their knowledge and skills in the field of information and education to remain competitive. The objective of this study is to understand the effect of information literacy and attitudes towards e-Learning of primary school teachers’ willingness in Chiayi County, Taiwan. This study employed questionnaire survey to analyze relationship between teachers' information literacy and attitudes towards e-Learning. There was a total of 124 schools surveyed for the study. 232 Questionnaires were dispatched to over 18 villages and towns in Chiayi County. A total of 218 valid questionnaires was received and the valid response rate was 93.4%. Questionnaire data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-Test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficient. The results indicated that there was a strong correlation between information literacy and attitudes towards e-Learning of primary school teachers’ willingness in Chiayi County, Taiwan.