Postgraduate Students’ Knowledge of and Attitude towards the SMART Board in the Education Department of Kuwait University

Abstract

The Aim of this study is to investigate postgraduate students’ attitude towards the SMART board and their knowledge of it. A sample of 20 students of education in Kuwait University took part. Two questionnaire constructs were developed, for attitude and knowledge, and demographic data was also gathered. It was assumed by the researcher that there would be a relationship between the attitude and the knowledge scales, and that the gender of students would affect their attitude and knowledge. Also, it was hypothesised that their education/degree level would influence their attitude and, finally, that these demographic variables (age, gender and degree level) would be significant predictors of SMART board knowledge. It was found that female participants showed more knowledge of SMART boards, as did those specialising in science. Gender was the only significant predictor of variance in knowledge. Explanations for these outcomes were suggested and critical discussion of the study was presented.