TPACK’s Roles in Predicting Technology Integration during Teaching Practicum: Structural Equation Modeling

• Published in: Education sciences Vol. 13; no. 5; p. 448
• Main Authors: Sofwan, Muhammad, Habibi, Akhmad, Yaakob, Mohd Faiz Mohd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 27-04-2023
• Subjects: Data collection; Developing countries; Education; Educational technology; Hypotheses; Knowledge; Kurtosis; LDCs; Methods; Pedagogy; Physical instruments; Preservice Teachers; Research methodology; Science Education; Skewness; Structural equation modeling; Surveys; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; teaching practicum; Technology Integration; TPACK; Training; Validity; Indonesia
• ISSN: 2227-7102; 2227-7102
• DOI: 10.3390/educsci13050448

The current study aims to report the role of technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) in the integration of technology by preservice teachers during teaching practicum. As this study employed a survey as its methodological approach, instruments measuring TPACK and the integration of technology during teaching practicum were developed based on prior studies and validated through content validity and a pilot study. The main data (n. 1333) were analyzed through the partial least squares structural equation model (PLS-SEM), supported by importance performance map analysis (IPMA). The study’s results were satisfactory in determining the scale’s validity and reliability. The structural model shows that all the hypothetical interactions were positively significant. The strongest relationship between the TPACK factors emerged between technological pedagogical knowledge (TPK) and TPACK. Additionally, technology integration was most significantly affected by TPACK.