Abstract
The present research was done to determine the basic technology competency of Turkish teachers, their attitude towards computer-assisted education, and their technology operation level in Turkish lessons, and to designate the relationship between them. 85 Turkish teachers studying in public schools in Bartin participated in the research. The research was designed with relational screening model. The results obtained in the research are as follows: The information technology competency of Turkish teachers was determined as high-level in technologies usually used vocationally, and as mid-level in others The Turkish teachers had high-level of attitude towards computer-assisted teaching. However, they tended to use technology in their lessons at mid-level. The dependent variables did not indicate remarkable differences based on gender, teaching experience, and education level. Results showed that there was a high-level relationship between the attitude towards computer-assisted education and using information technology in Turkish lessons. Also, there existed a mid-level relationship between the basic technology competency and attitude towards computer-assisted education.
Highlights
1.1 Introduce the ProblemIn today’s conditions where societies have changed from industrial to information and where knowledge has become one of the most important values, education has not remained far from this change.The universities that train teachers have been making great effort to train teachers that are capable of using information technologies and transferring this capability to the teaching environment
85 Turkish teachers studying in public schools in Bartin participated in the research
The results obtained in the research are as follows: The information technology competency of Turkish teachers was determined as high-level in technologies usually used vocationally, and as mid-level in others The Turkish teachers had high-level of attitude towards computer-assisted teaching
Summary
The universities that train teachers have been making great effort to train teachers that are capable of using information technologies and transferring this capability to the teaching environment. The Ministry of National Education has taken an important step with the “Movement of Enhancing Opportunities and Improving Technology” known as FATIH Project and has made investments in the educational use of information technologies. In the Tenth Development Plan, the main objectives of the education system were stated in the way that individuals using and producing science and technology should be trained and they should be brought up by attaining basic knowledge and skills. In the policy explained considering the realization of them, it has been stated that a transformation program involving a curriculum which has integrated into information and science technologies is going to be applied The benefits of using information technologies in the educational environment could be expressed by making the lessons more attractive to students, making it easier to reach goals, avoiding wasting time and making learning more permanent (Katrancı & Uygun, 2013, p. 773)
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