ICT ethical leadership scale (ICTELS): A study of reliability and validity on Turkish pre-service teachers

In this study, a scale was developed to determine pre-service teachers’ ICT ethical leadership levels. Effective leadership characteristics that were proposed by Harvey (2004) and computer ethics issues suggested by Mason (1986) were benefited by in developing the scale. ICTELS scale consists of 24 scale items. Findings of this study indicate that the reliability coefficient that was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha was found to be 0.933. Given that the recommended reliability level for measurement scales that can be used in research is 0.70 (Hair et al., 1998; Namlu and Odabaşı, 2007), it is observed that the reliability level of the scale is high. Two different study groups were formed for the reliability and validity of the ICTELS scale. The study group that was formed for the construct validity of the scale consists of 305 senior students in the computer teaching departments in 9 different universities in Turkey (Anadolu, Atatürk, Dokuz Eylül, Ege, Gazi, İnönü, Onsekiz Mart, Sakarya and Selçuk universities) in the 2008-2009 academic year. 60,7 % of the students were male (185) and 39,3 % were female (120). The second study group was formed to obtain the criterion-related validity of the scale. The number of the students in the study group was 55. 64,5 % of the students were male (36) and 34,5 % were female (19). The scale had a four-factor structure and these factors were named mentorial, visionary, cultural and instructional ICT ethical leadership

INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING QR CODE SUPPORTED BOOKS

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of course book supported by QR code applications on students' academic achievement and self-learning with technology. Within the scope of the study, printed course book was directed to digital materials. In the other group, the same materials (course book and digital materials) were processed by the teacher. In the 2018-2019 academic years, a 4-week application was carried out within the scope of the research conducted with 98 students in a secondary school. An achievement test and a scale were used as data collection tools. As a result of the research, no difference was found between the academic achievements of the experimental group in which the lessons were taught with qrcode and the control group. However, it was observed that the experimental group students showed a higher development in terms of self-learning with technology. It was concluded that the use of qrcode contributed to the development of students in self-learning with technology. Article visualizations

Employee benefit status from e-employee service

The internet is the one of the most important global network and information source in information age. The internet has changed employee’s life enormously. The purpose of this study is to clarify the benefitting situations of employees from e-employee services. For this purpose, a 20-item data collection tool, based on the e-employee services put forward by the Information Council Turkey was developed. Maintained measurement tool was applied on 515 employees residing different regions and provinces of Turkey in the 2014 academic year. As a result, it was observed that employees benefitted from social, health and education oriented services of e-employee at “medium frequency”, whereas they “rarely” benefitted from the economic-oriented services of e-employee. It was found that women used e-employee services more than men. 30-year of age and younger people used e-employee services more often than older people. In addition, those who have higher incomes use e-employee services more frequently than those who have medium or low incomes. Those working in education and finance sectors benefit from the e-employee services more often than those in other sectors

Analyzing of relationship between teachers’ individual innovativeness levels and their tpack self-efficacies

Individual characteristics of people such as approach to technology, knowledge level and perceptions come into prominence.  Rogers is classified individuals in five different categories (innovators, early adaptors, early majority, late majority, laggards) in terms of their innovation characteristics and states them as individual innovativeness. Having an individual innovativeness level is a factor which not only may influence people’s skills concerning use of technology but also may influence teachers’ technological integration level in the class. This study aims to determine the effect of teachers’ individual innovativeness level on technological integration process. In line with this purpose, TPACK self-efficacies scale and individual innovativeness scale have been applied to 421 teachers employed in Turkey in 2013-2014 education years. Teachers’ individual innovativeness levels, TPACK skill conditions and predictive power level of individual innovativeness on TPACK skills have been researched. As a result of this research, it has been understood that a great majority of teachers consider themselves as early majority and early adaptors as well as being advanced level in terms of TPACK skills. In addition it has been concluded that there is a positive and important relationship between individual innovativeness and TPACK, while individual innovativeness becomes an important predictor of TPACK skills.

Computer Metaphors Developed by The Last Year Students of Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, and Department of Computer Engineering

Regarding computers as the fundamental means of contemporary education, defining the perceptions of individuals about the computers will inevitably influence education in terms of curricula, teachers and learners. Especially, it is important to know the computer perceptions of both teachers making instruction on computers in schools and computer engineers developing computers in terms of software and hardware in defining the needs of them. This study was designed in accordance with this aim. In this study, computer metaphors developed by the last year students of Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, and Department of Computer Engineering in Anadolu University are investigated. When the data collected from 67 students of both groups via a questionnaire is analyzed, it is found that students of Department of Computer Engineering, unlike students of other group, have developed metaphors representing structural features of computers and additionally they have not developed any metaphors related to educational side of computers (book, dictionary, teacher etc.). On the other hand students of Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology have developed various metaphors; especially they have developed metaphors representing functions of computers.Çağdaş eğitimin temel aracının bilgisayar olduğu göz önüne alındığında bireylerin bilgisayara yükledikleri algıların bilinmesi; eğitimi programlarını, öğretici uygulamalarını ve öğrencileri etkileyeceği kaçınılmazdır. Özellikle eğitim kurumlarında bilgisayar öğretimi yapan öğretmenler ile bilgisayarları gerek yazılımsal gerek donanımsal olarak geliştiren mühendislerin bilgisayar algılarının bilinmesi bu bireylerin eğitsel gereksinimlerinin belirlenmesinde önemlidir. Bu çalışma bu amaç doğrultusunda desenlenmiştir. Çalışmada, Anadolu Üniversitesi Bilgisayar Mühendisliği ile Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi (BÖTE) bölümlerinde öğrenim gören son sınıf öğrencilerinin bilgisayar kavramına ilişkin geliştirdikleri mecazlar araştırılmıştır. Her iki bölümden toplam 67 öğrenciden anket yoluyla toplanan veriler çözümlendiğinde mühendislik öğrencilerinin geliştirdikleri mecazların bilgisayarın daha çok yapısal özeliklerini yansıttığı ve eğitimle ilgili mecazları (kitap, sözlük, öğretmen vb.) kullanmadıkları, BÖTE bölümündeki öğrencilerin ise bilgisayar mühendisliği öğrencilerinden daha farklı mecazlar geliştirdikleri ve çoğunlukla bilgisayarın işlevlerini yansıtan mecazları kullandıkları görülmüştür

Are teacher candidates able to use educational technologies effectively?

The present study aims at investigating the educational technology use of teacher candidates attending education faculties in Turkey in terms of NETS*T standards. The study employed 2.566 senior teacher candidates from 7 different universities in Turkey. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the teacher candidates considered themselves to have a high level of self-efficacy with respect to educational technology standards as a whole. Considering the factors, teacher candidates reported the highest level of self-efficacy for the factor of productivity and professional practices and the lowest level of f-self-efficacy for the factor of social, ethical, legal and human issues. Gender caused differences for certain factors. In addition, the department being attended was another variable that resulted in difference when the departments of the teacher candidates were taken into consideration. The present study aims at investigating the educational technology use of teacher candidates attending education faculties in Turkey in terms of NETS*T standards. The study employed 2.566 senior teacher candidates from 7 different universities in Turkey. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the teacher candidates considered themselves to have a high level of self-efficacy with respect to educational technology standards as a whole. Considering the factors, teacher candidates reported the highest level of self-efficacy for the factor of productivity and professional practices and the lowest level of f-self-efficacy for the factor of social, ethical, legal and human issues. Gender caused differences for certain factors. In addition, the department being attended was another variable that resulted in difference when the departments of the teacher candidates were taken into consideration. &nbsp

Parent With Handicapped Children and Use of Internet About Their Children

DergiPark: 326030trakyasobedDue to easy access and multimedia support, Internet has become the main source of information in the field of special education, as it in any area. Parents with handicapped children make use of Internet for both communication and gathering information for support. The present research investigates Internet using profiles of parents with handicapped children and how they use the Internet for their handicapped children. For this purpose, the researchers interviewed 15 parents with hearing-impaired children, 15 with physically handicapped children, and 15 parents with mentally retarded (a total of 45 parent). The research adopted qualitative design, and obtained data were analysed via content analysis. In this context, the focal point was taken as the handicapped children, and the following findings were obtained related to Internet use of parents with handicapped children. Almost half of the parents reported that they couldn’t make full use of Internet and the most frequently stated reasons by them were Internet illiteracy, complication of the information on the Internet, and they didn’t want to use Internet. In terms of the type of the handicap their children have, there were some differences between the ideas of parents about Internet use, and parents of hearing impaired children used Internet more than the others. The parents who stated that they made good use of Internet also reported that they used Internet to gather information on the education of their children, handicap of their children, and treatment, and search for devices. The participating parents suggested to develop Internet use on the subject matter that, parents are educated and awareness is raised among them, the information online is presented in a simpler way, and the websites also have simpler designsİnternet kolay erişim ve çoklu ortam desteği sayesinde, her alanda olduğu gibi özel eğitim alanında da temel bilgi kaynağı konumundadır. Engelli çocuğa sahip ailelerde, gerek iletişim gerek destek amaçlı bilgi boyutunda internetten yararlanmaktadır. Bu araştırmada engelli çocuğa sahip ailelerin internet kullanım profilleri ile engelli çocukları için interneti kullanım durumları araştırılmıştır. Bu amaçla işitme, fiziksel ve zihinsel engelli çocuğa sahip 15’er aile ile (toplam 45 anne-baba) ile görüşme yapılmıştır. Araştırma nitel yöntemle desenlenmiş, elde edilen veriler içerik analizi ile analiz edilmiştir. Bu kapsamda odak noktası engelli çocuk olarak kabul edilmiş olup, engelli çocuğa sahip olan ailelerin internet kullanımı ile aşağıdaki bulgular elde edilmiştir. Engelli çocuğa sahip olan ailelerin yarıya yakını internetten yeterince yararlanamadığını söylemektedir. Yararlanamama nedeni olarak en çok internet okuryazarı olmama, internette sunulan bilginin karmaşıklığı ve kullanmak istememe nedenlerini ifade etmişlerdir. Engel türüne göre ailelerin internetten yararlanma konusundaki düşünceleri değişmekte olup, özellikle işitme engelli aileler fiziksel ve zihinsel engelli çocuğu olan ailelere göre daha çok interneti kullandıklarını belirtmişlerdir. İnternetten yeterince yararlandığını ifade eden ailelerin en çok yararlandığı konular ise çocuğun nasıl eğitim alacağı, çocuğunun engeli ile ilgili konular, çocuğun engelini tedavi ettirme yolları ile ilgili ve çocuğun kullanması gereken cihazları arama şeklinde sıralanabilir. Bu konuda internetin iyileştirmesine yönelik ailelerin getirdiği öneriler ise ailelerin kendilerine yönelik eğitimlerin verilmesi ve bilinçlendirilmesi, internetteki bilginin daha sade ve anlaşılabilir olarak sunulması, sitelerin sade tasarlanması gibi öneriler olmuştu

Öğretmen Adaylarının Teknostres Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi

Özellikle dijital teknolojilerin kullanımının artması ve yaşam üzerindeki yoğun baskısı, bireylerde psikolojik bazı sorunlara neden olabilmektedir. Yoğun teknoloji kullanımının neden olduğu psikolojik sorunlardan birisi de teknostrestir. Literatürde teknostresin öğretmenlerin iş performansları üzerinde önemli bir etkisi olduğu ifade edilmektedir. Bu araştırmada eğitim fakültesinde öğrenim gören ve gelecekte öğretmen olacak, eğitim ortamlarında görev yapacak öğretmen adaylarının teknostres düzeyleri araştırılmıştır. 2018-2019 eğitim- öğretim yılı, Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ahmet Keleşoğlu Eğitim Fakültesi son sınıfında öğrenim gören 484 kişiden veri toplanmıştır. Ölçme aracı olarak Öğretmen Adaylarının Teknostres Düzeylerini Belirleme Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda öğretmen adaylarının teknostres düzeyleri ile alt boyutları olan öğrenme- öğretme süreci odaklı, mesleğe yönelik, teknik konu odaklı, kişisel kaynaklı ve sosyal odaklı alt boyutlarında orta düzeyli bir teknostrese sahip oldukları görülmüştür. Ayrıca öğretmen adaylarının cinsiyet, öğrenim gördükleri bölüm, aylık gelir düzeyi ve internet kullanım sürelerine göre teknostres düzeylerinin farklılaşmadığı sonucu bulunmuştur. Elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda bazı öneriler getirilmiştir