Comparison of Attitudes and Computer Literacy of Male and Female Teachers of Smart Schools in the Use of ICT in Educational and Administrative Processes

Nowadays, information and communication technology is a powerful tool that has no choice but to face it. Technology, Information and Communication is rebuilding itself and penetrating other fields with astonishing speed. Undoubtedly, one of the most important achievements of technology development is the transformation in the field of education. Smart schools can be considered as a symbol of the presence of technology in education. The aim of this study was to compare the attitudes and computer literacy of teachers in the use of information technology in educational and administrative processes in Kermanshah province. The method of this research was descriptive survey. The statistical population of this study was all teachers in Kermanshah province. At the time of the study, their number was 22742 people and by simple multi-stage cluster sampling method and using Krejcie Morgan table, 378 people (201 females and 177 males) Sample titles were selected. To collect the data, two standard questionnaires of attitude towards the use of Yavuz technology and the literacy of Sun, Rob and Karismiadji were used. The reliability of the questionnaires was 0.84 and 0.79, respectively. The statistical methods used included descriptive statistics (mean, percentage, frequency) and inferential statistics (independent t-test). The results showed that there was a significant difference between the attitudes of male and female teachers in smart schools in the use of information technology in educational and administrative processes, but there was no significant difference in their computer literacy, although the average score of men was higher.