Science Student Teachers and Educational Technology: Experience, Intentions, And Value (Report‪)‬

Introduction The use of technology in education has become an increasingly important area of research during the past several decades. During this time, technology has been used as a medium to encourage inquiry, enhance communication, construct teaching materials, and assist students' self-expression (Beak et al., 2008). The importance of technology for science in schools is impossible to ignore, as its use has the potential to contribute to science teaching and learning by expediting and enhancing work production, supporting exploration and experimentation, supporting collective knowledge-building, improving motivation and engagement, offering learners more responsibility and control through individual exploration and experimentation, and helping students to visualise processes more clearly (Henessy, 2006). Generally, technology in classroom-related activities refers to computers and videos and the associated hardware, networks, and software that enable them to function (Mehlinger and Powers, 2002).