The Impact of Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Teachers Training and Education on Information Communication Technology Competency with Mediation Role of Digital Leadership

Abstract

When the education system was overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, school principals had to take on the mantle of digital literacy by ensuring that teachers and learners attained and utilized digital tools and platforms. Teachers and students should be prepared to integrate information and communication technology competency into their future teaching and learning practices. The motivation of this paper is to raise the concern for teaching and learning experience. As a complex adaptive system that is receptive to knowledge, creativity and learning build a leadership framework that enhances an institutional ability. This study aims to explore the impact of information and communication technology competency on digital leadership among school principals on teachers. Data was collected from 250 individuals of Chinese colleges and universities. This research will be based on a nonprobability sampling method that will be convenience sampling, gathering solid information from respondents. Smart-PLS has been used for analysis. The analysis of the data shows that teachers’ self-efficacy and teachers’ training and education have a significant and positive impact on information communication technology. The study is useful for educational institutes, faculty members, and students in information communication technology by focusing on the above factors. Future studies can identify other factors which have the significant effect on the relationship between leadership and information communication technology in any educational institutes.