The Investigation of Pre-Service Teachers’ Concerns About Web 2.0 Technologies in Education

Even though studies have shown that the use of Web 2.0 technologies in education can increase student engagement and achievement in learning, many pre-service teachers are reluctant to integrate technology into their instruction. The integration of any type of innovation, such as the integration Web 2.0 technologies in teaching and learning, may create concern among teachers due to a number of different variables. Identifying and addressing pre-service teachers’ concern is essential in promoting technology integration into their classrooms. Approximately 350 pre-service teachers participated in this study during the spring semester in a northern university of Taiwan. The Stages of Concerns (SOC) Questionnaire assessed the pre-service teachers’ levels of concerns, and face-to-face interviews with a few of the participants illuminated the findings gleaned from the questionnaire. The findings of this study indicated that the pre-service teachers’ concerns were most intense respectively in the informational, personal, and collaboration stages of concern. Several implications for addressing the pre-service teachers’ concerns in teacher education were indicated and discussed.