واقع استخدام التقنيات التعليميّة في تدريس مرحلة رياض الأطفال من وجهة نظر المعلمات بمحافظة حفر الباطن
The study aimed at identifying the status of using educational technologies and obstacles, facing this use in the kindergarten stage in Hafr Al-Batin Governorate. The researcher used the descriptive survey methodology. The study population consisted of all kindergarten female teachers in Hafr Al-Batin Governorate (337) teachers. The study tool was applied to (265) female teachers as the questionnaire was used as a tool to collect the necessary information for the study. The study concluded several results, the most notable of which are: Kindergarten female teachers in Hafr Al-Batin Governorate agree to use the educational technologies in the kindergarten stage. The results also indicated that there are a number of obstacles, facing the use of educational technologies in kindergarten, the most notable of which are: The lack of material incentives for kindergarten teachers, using educational technologies; and the poor appropriateness of classrooms for the use of educational technologies. The study introduced several recommendations, the most notable of which are: the need to adopt awareness programs regarding the importance of educational technologies in kindergarten stages; the need to adopt the material and moral incentives programs for kindergarten teachers as these programs shall encourage teachers to use educational technologies; and reducing the burdens of teachers to be able to use the educational technologies. (Published abstract)