Studying the Effects of Faculty Members' knowledge, Skill and Approach to Software on Their Self-Confidence in Employing Information and Communication Technology in Their Teaching

Abstract In accordance with the remarkable effect of information and communication technology (ICT), this study attempts to investigate its application in teaching and learning processes. To collect data, a questionnaire containing five sections (personal information, knowledge, skill, approach, and self-confidence), the validity and reliability of which had previously been calculated, was used. The statistical population consisted of the faculty members of the branches of Islamic Azad University in Fars province. The statistical sample was selected clustered-randomly. The results revealed that:The faculty members’ approach to information and communication technology with the regression coefficient of 0.42 at 0.001 level of significance was the most predicting factor in creating self-confidence in the faculty members to use it. The next predicting factors in creating this self-confidence in the faculty members to use ICT in their teaching were knowledge of software with the regression coefficient of 0.39 at 0.001 level of significance, and software skill with the regression coefficient of 0.22 at 0.005 level of significance. Among faculty members with different experience of teaching, their approach to software was the most predicting factor in creating self-confidence in them to use ICT in their teaching. Also it was revealed that between male and female faculty members, their approach to ICT was the strongest predicting factor in creating this self-confidence in them to apply it in their teaching.