Abstract
Educational technologies have become more important especially in the recent years. The use of technology to facilitate learning has increased over the past decade, but relevant problems in education are still on the agenda. The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of preservice teachers about using technological tools in education. Qualitative method was used in the study. The study was applied to the 32 senior students studying at the classroom teaching department of a university in Kazakhstan. Data were collected with interviews. The interview questions were prepared to get the opinions of preservice teachers studying in the classroom teaching department regarding the use of technology in educational technology, and the questions were applied by giving the final shape by the experts in their fields. According to the results, preservice teachers feel insufficient to use the internet and computer for teaching purposes. However, they stated that they are sufficient in using computers and internet search engines, they can prepare simple materials for teaching purposes and they can not prepare multi-purpose teaching devices. This difference can be overcome with individual research and project assignments that require preservice teachers to use technology for teaching purposes.
Highlights
In today’s world, education and the use of technology in education have been two concepts that cannot be considered independently [35,29]
Technology is used effectively in education and the use of technology in education is expressed by the concept of “Educational Technology” [44,25,26]
Frequency and percentage are generally used in the interpretation of the data obtained through content analysis. In this part of the study, the results obtained from the preservice teachers were provided
Summary
In today’s world, education and the use of technology in education have been two concepts that cannot be considered independently [35,29]. Technology is an area covering all social and economic activities and organizations that envisage the realization of technical knowledge. Technology is the application of scientific principles and innovations to the solution of problems and making life easier. Technology has different dimensions: material, tool, power and technique [37,51]. Tools and equipment constitute only one dimension of technology. Technology is important for many areas from health to economy, from law to communication. Technology is used effectively in education and the use of technology in education is expressed by the concept of “Educational Technology” [44,25,26]
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