Determination of Effect of Computer Knowledge on Job Performance among Male and Female High School Teachers in Gorgan - Iran

As one of the most important contributors of societies’ prosperity, teachers have always been in the center of attention for their role in bringing up students in an effective manner. Integration of computer and novel technology into classrooms has recently gained academic interest. The present work aimed at determination of the relationship between teachers’ computer knowledge and their job performance. The experiment was performed on 229 male and female high school teachers and data were collected by use of two questionnaires to assess the respondents’ computer knowledge and performance of teachers in seven aspects (i.e. ability, recognition, organizational support, motivation, evaluation feedback, validity, and atmosphere). Validity and reliability of the tools were confirmed by considering viewpoints of expert and by measuring Cronbach’s Alpha, respectively. The results obtained from the present study indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between the male high school teachers and their job performance. Furthermore, there is a positive and significant relationship between female high school teachers’ computer knowledge and their job