Perceptions of teachers for interactive whiteboard (the sample of Çanakkale city)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine secondary school teachers' attitudes towards the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB). This study tries to reveal teachers' attitudes towards the IWB and the effects of gender, age, daily and weekly usage of the IWB on these attitudes. The search group consists of130 volunteer teachers who work in Çanakkale province in the 2012-2013 academic years. The data was collected via "Interactive Whiteboard Attitude Scale". The results of the research shows that the teachers promote positive attitudes towards the IWB and those attitudes doesn't change according to the age or gender. The study indicates that teachers develop positive attitudes towards IWB and there are no essentially age or gender differences in the attitudes of teachers towards IWB. It is clear in the study that the teachers who have used IWB for a long time and who have spent more time on IWB in a week have built more positive attitudes towards educational and motivational effects of IWB.