Lise öğrencilerinin İngilizce öğrenmede medya ve bilgi teknolojisi araçlarının kullanımına yönelik tutumları ve akademik öz-yeterlik algıları

Abstract

The present study aims to examine the relationship between high school students’ academic self-efficacy perceptions and their attitudes towards the use of media and information technology tools in learning English as well as the effects of gender and grade level on these variables. To this end, 249 Anatolian High School students in Istanbul from different grade levels took the Attitude Scale for the Use of Media and Information Technology Tools in Learning English (Güven, 2015) and the Academic Self Efficacy Scale (Kandemir , 2010). Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were carried out to analyze the quantitative data. The results showed that female students feel academically more self-efficient although no difference emerged between males and females in terms of their attitudes towards ICT and media tools in learning English. An incremental pattern was also observed in that students from the higher grade levels have more positive attitudes and feel more self-efficacious than students in the lower grades. In addition, correlational analyses showed that the students with a positive attitude towards ICT and media tools in learning English have higher academic self- efficacy levels. Likewise, the students with negative attitudes towards ICT and media tools had lower academic self-efficacy ratings.