Obstacles to the Use of Educational Platforms: Female Kindergarten Teachers' Perspectives
Abstract
This study aimed to find out the obstacles of using the educational platforms according to the viewpoint of the female kindergarten teachers. the researcher used the descriptive survey method to answer the questions of the study. The researcher also used the questionnaire as a study tool, and after verifying its validity and suitability for field application, the researcher distributed it electronically to the study population whom were (163) teachers. The retrieved questionnaires were (143). The study found that there are obstacles in using the educational platforms by female kindergarten teachers, which amounted to (67%) Including the lack of educational tools, the difficulty of recording the lessons, the limited availability of technical specialists, educational platforms need a lot of effort, there is a lack of administrative tools within the educational platforms, the lack of training programs on using the educational platforms, the technical issues. The study hypotheses found that there were significant statistical differences at the indicator level of (α,0,05) according to female kindergarten teachers about the obstacles to using educational platforms according to the variable (academic qualification) toward the postgraduate individuals. It has also undicated that there were significant statistical differences at the indicator level of (α,0,05) according to the viewpoint of female kindergarten teachers regarding the obstacles in using educational platforms according to the variable (training courses) toward the individuals who attended the training courses. According to the results of this study the researchers proposed several recommendations to develop the educational platforms, and the most important one is holding training courses for female kindergarten teachers in using the educational platforms.