E-Learning Management System: Students' Views about Influence of Computer and Internet on Health

Abstract

In today’s world of developing technology, which has spread the use of the Internet and the computer to reach the necessary information, determining the effects of these two tools on individuals’ health could allow preventing possible future problems. Considering the fact the Internet and computer are now commonly used as an educational tool, the effects of these tools on human health should be determined via scientific research. The results to be obtained should be presented to users of these tools to overcome the related deficiencies, if any. The present study was designed in line with the feedback provided by pre-service teachers who are likely to use these technologies in their future professional lives. The participants of the study were 453 pre-service teachers attending Ziya Gokalp Education Faculty at Dicle University. In the study, a scale developed by Ozmutaf, Ozgur and Gokmen (2008) was applied to the pre-service teachers in online environment. The results revealed that the participants’ use of the Internet and computer had effects on human health; that the effects significantly differed with respect to the variable of gender (p<.05); and that the effects did not differ depending on the participants’ age or on their department.Keywords: e-learning; ergonomic; computer and internet use;