Pre-service Female Teachers’ Cybersecurity Awareness Level in the College of Education at Kuwait University

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Kuwait University, College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Teaching Methods

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The study aimed to measure the cybersecurity awareness level of pre-service female teachers in the College of Education at Kuwait University. Additionally, it sought to explore the impact of some independent variables such as specialization, cybersecurity training courses, and ICT proficiency on their perceptions and awareness level. The study employed a descriptive methodology as its scientific research approach, which was suitable for achieving its research objectives. Data were collected using an online questionnaire, consisting of 47 items after it was validated and tested for reliability, distributed electronically to a purposive stratified sample of 464 pre-service female teachers during the first and second semesters of 2022/2023 academic year. The study revealed that the awareness level of pre-service female teachers at the College of Education, Kuwait University, regarding cybersecurity was generally categorized as “very high” (M = 4.26, SD = 0.50, RII = 0.85). The results indicated that their awareness level was “very high” for the majority of the scale items (39 statements), while the remaining scale items (8 statements) also achieved a “high” level. Furthermore, the findings showed no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) among the means of the pre-service female teachers.

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المجلة التربوية لکلية التربية بسوهاج
Volume 118, Issue 118 - Serial Number 118
مناهج وطرق التدریس ( اللغة العربیة- الإنجلیزیة – الفرنسیة – الریاضیات – العلوم- الفنون- الاقتصاد المنزلی- التجاری ... )
February 2024
Pages 237-278

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  • Receive Date: 31 October 2023
  • Revise Date: 07 November 2023
  • Accept Date: 07 November 2023

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