Barriers to Effectively Integrating Technology Into the Classroom

This study examined barriers to integrating 1:1 technology into the post-Covid classroom, with an emphasis on determining whether student misuse of technology was a new barrier seen in schools across the United States of America. An online survey instrument was developed to examine existing barriers as well as student misuse of technology as a new barrier. Exploratory factor analysis was used to examine the relationships between these variables, and descriptive statistics were examined to determine which variables were barriers to the effective integration of technology into the classroom. When examining existing barriers, lack of technology training and support remained a barrier, as did lack of teacher knowledge. When examining student misuse of technology as a new barrier, three factors were determined to make up the construct: enjoyment, inappropriate use, and academic integrity. The variables that made up the enjoyment factor were most likely to be reported as both disruptive to the teaching and learning environment and as being seen frequently in the classroom setting.