Jordanian School Teachers and Eduwave: Actual Usage, Attitudes & Obstacles

Abstract

This study aimed at determining the status of using the Eduwave by schools teachers in Jordan and their attitudes toward it. It also determines the obstacles that hinder its use. The researcher developed a questionnaire instrument and verified both reliability and validity. The sample of this study included (530) school teachers from three educational directorates (1st directorate in Irbid city, 2nd directorate in Al-Zarqa, and AL-Shuna Al-Janibiyya directorate). The study findings indicated moderate usage for the Eduwave in general, and that the most usage was limited to transferring the students from one level to another. Eduwave is rarely used by teachers to communicate with parents. The results also show teachers have positive attitudes toward the Eduwave in spite of many obstacles (physically, technically and educationally) that hinder its use. Therefore, based on the results of the study, the researcher recommended that it is necessary to provide schools with faster Internet, more hardware, and continuously technologically-pedagogy training for schools teachers to guarantee better usage for Eduwave in the whole educational operation.