Modern Social Science Research

In the process of education informatization, our countrys urban and rural education has basically realized the balance of infrastructure and equipment, and the "new digital divide" caused by the difference in the equipment used by people is gradually becoming prominent. The difference in the application ability of information technology between urban and rural teachers is one of the main manifestations of the "new digital divide". Through questionnaire surveys, semi-structured interviews, and classroom observations among teachers at the three levels of city and county schools, town center schools, and rural primary schools in City Z, we found that the teachers at the three levels of schools present a clear ladder in the use of information technology, highlighting significant gaps in motivation, use, and skills. The reason for this is closely related to internal and external factors such as the shackles of the dual structure of urban and rural areas, the structure of the schools information environment, and the teachers inner consciousness of using information technology in teaching.

New Digital Divide; Urban and Rural Teachers Information Technology Application Ability; Knowledge Gap; Educational Balance