The makey-makey board in university classrooms
a study of the perception of this tool using the technology acceptance model
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https://doi.org/10.46661/ijeri.9621Keywords:
educational technology, makey-makey, ICT, teacher training, motivation, TAMAbstract
The Makey-Makey board has gained popularity in the educational field to stimulate creativity, motivation, and critical thinking among students. For these reasons, it was planned to evaluate the perception of student teachers, future teachers, about this tool through the Technological Acceptance Model (TAM Model) to know the usefulness and integration, ease, and self-efficacy of the Makey-Makey board. The research covered two academic years, involving a total of 360 students enrolled in the subject of Information and Communication Technologies Applied to Education of the Primary Education Degree. Data collection was conducted using an online questionnaire validated through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis on the TAM model, using a Likert scale. The results demonstrated a remarkable acceptance of this tool by the students, obtaining an overall mean of 4.1 points out of 5 and a reliability level of 0.910. These findings support the effectiveness and relevance of this tool, highlighting its potential to enrich the training process. In conclusion, the positive perception of students suggests the integration of this tool to help develop new key competencies in the training of future teachers.
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