Please make a script interview session to answer all the question as a headteacher, expert teacher , new teacher and pilot interview.
Appendix A: Interview Schedule
Please feel free to respond in the manner you wish- audio, video, email or responding directly in this document are all fine.
- Please indicate that you have reviewed the terms of participation, and that you voluntarily agree to participate in this study, by signing the attached consent form.
- What is your role and position in relation to including technology in the preschool classroom? (Administrator, educator, parent, etc.).
Technology awareness and capacity
- Do you use a smartphone?
- How often do you have access to the Internet?
At least once a month
At least once a week
At least once a day
I always have access to the internet
- Do you feel comfortable with the idea of technology?
- Do you participate in social media online such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest or other platforms?
- Do you feel comfortable and competent to help a school-age child with mathematics and sciences?
Open-ended Questions
- Is there anything that you would like to add regarding your own experience of using technology?
- Do you have any comments that you would like to make regarding the incorporation of technology in the preschool classroom?
- Do you have an opinion on how technology is being incorporated into Education in Malaysia generally?
- Do you have any comments regarding the differences in how parents, educators and administrators view technology in the classroom
- What was your experience of sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics when you went to school? How do you think things have changed today? Is there a need to support a higher level of learning in this area?
- Do you feel that supporting sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics in education in Malaysia will help to support economic growth in the future?
- How do you feel about the inclusion of technology in the classroom in Malaysia? What are some approaches that you have used, if any?
- What is the current status of including technology in the preschool classrooms that you teach/lead/have a child attending?
- What do you feel could be done differently to include technology in preschool education?
- Do you feel there is a tension between technology and physical activity in education?
- What are your concerns about including technology in the preschool classroom?