Examining the factors affecting the use of ICT in teaching in Yemeni schools

• Published date: 01 February 2022
• Author: Yaser Hasan Salem Al‐Mamary
• Date: 01 February 2022
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2330

ACADEMIC PAPER

Examining the factors affecting the use of ICT in teaching in

Yemeni schools

Yaser Hasan Salem Al-Mamary

Department of Management and Information

Systems, College of Business Administration,

University of Ha'il, Ha'il, Saudi Arabia

Correspondence

Yaser Hasan Salem Al-Mamary.

Email: yaser_almamary@yahoo.com

Owing to the speedy advances in technology, keeping up with such developments

and introducing the latest technology in all areas of life are important. In education,

many governments have invested in information and communication technology

(ICT) to enhance education. However, Yemen remains behind because of many chal-

lenges in introducing ICT in education. Thus, this study aims to examine the factors

affecting the use of ICT in teaching from the perspective of Yemeni teaching. This

study also proposes a model that considers crucial factors that may affect technology

use in education. The researchers use the questionnaire to collect primary data and

analyse the collected data by using SmartPLS software. A total of 120 teachers from

two public and two private schools from Yemen participated in this study. Findings

show that easy access to the ICT infrastructure, availability of support from technical

support team, time availability, and training for technology use are important factors

that impacted on teachers' technology use in Yemen. This study adds to the existing

literature by identifying factors accurately on the basis of the tested model. The

model proposed in this study may assist the government in determining the factors

influencing ICT usage and in exerting efforts into reducing or overcoming the chal-

lenges in technology use in teaching amongst school and university teachers. Studies

on the most important factors for the successful ICT usage in education sector in the

Yemeni context are few. Nonetheless, this study identifies the important factors for

the successful application of ICT in education in the Yemen.

1|INTRODUCTION

In all aspects of information and communication technology (ICT), ICT

use changed the activities and procedures of each type of business

dramatically over the last 20 years. Education is a social activity, with

high-quality education historically associated with highly personal

communication teachers. ICT use in training paves the way for sub-

stantial educational opportunities for students. However, as the world

moved rapidly to digital media and information, IT's role in education

is becoming increasingly important and will continue to grow and

develop in the 21st century (Noor-Ul-Amin, 2013). According to

Buabeng-Andoh (2012) many governments started a global invest-

ment in ICT to improve teaching and learning in schools. Despite all

these investments in ICT infrastructure, equipment, and professional

development to improve education in many countries, the adoption

and integration of ICTs in teaching and learning became limited. Many

reasons discourage teachers from using ICT, such as the absence of

ICT expertise for teachers; a lack of confidence in teachers; a lack of

education for teachers; a lack of adequate services for educators; lim-

ited access to ICTs; a rigid traditional education framework. According

to Balash, Yong, and Bin Abu (2011), teaching technical resources can-

not be limited exclusively to internal factors, including traditions,

behaviors or opinions of lecturers. The adoption process is directly

informed by certain factors, such as departmental policies and

programmes, new and updated infrastructure, mentoring, training,

incentives, compensation, and quality assurance systems. Such exter-

nal and internal variables can be useful and helpful to follow-up lec-

tures in their classroom practices using techniques. The teachers' real

Received: 19 July 2020 Revised: 23 July 2020 Accepted: 25 July 2020

DOI: 10.1002/pa.2330

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