Teachers' Perceptions on Using ICT Tools in Teaching and Learning process: An Example of Northern Cyprus Secondary Schools

Information, Communication, and Technologies have become extremely common within a very short period of time, known one of the basic building blocks of modern society. Integration of ICT will assist teachers to the global requirement to replace traditional teaching methods with a technology-based teaching and learning tools and facilities. The study aimed at investigating the extent of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) consumption in teaching and learning, examining the effectiveness of ICT in teaching and learning and finally establishes the factors which restrict the use of ICT in teaching and learning by teachers in secondary schools in Northern Cyprus. In this research, data is collected via quantitative method. A descriptive survey design was implemented for this study. A convenience sampling method is carried out to collect data. A questionnaire was delivered to 182 teachers of secondary schools. The collected date were analyzed through SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). The results of this research show that most of the respondents view a high level of importance on their attitudes towards implementing ICT. In addition, a high level of awareness is reported in teachers in secondary schools displaying higher responses in their level of the ICT usage. Furthermore, the study distinguishes different opinions between male and female teachers in regards to ICT allowing students to be more creative and imaginative. There are also significant dissimilarities of secondary school teachers on their opinion perceptions on being confident with ICT and also in response to students learning more effectively by the consumption of ICT for instructing and learning purposes. However, the result of study indicates that there is not significant differences among teachers’ perceptions according to their age, gender and teaching experience. Keywords: Information and Communication (ICT), Teachers' Perceptions, ICT effectiveness, Teaching and Learning, secondary schools, Northern Cyprus