The Dispositions of Student Teachers Regarding the Use of Technology in Education

Yıl 2016, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 5, 44 - 57, 01.04.2016

Perihan Korkut

Öz

The latest technology has re-shaped the world we live in and caused a new paradigm in the educational practices. It is the current practice that teaching and learning situations are designed using technological resources. Therefore, devices such as computers, internet and projectors have taken their places in the classrooms. As in every educational situation, the teacher education situation has a focal place for technological devices. In the education faculty classrooms too, it is possible to see these devices being used for the bachelors’ degree courses. The purpose of this research is to identify the student teachers’ dispositions regarding the use of technological devices for teaching purposes. The participants are junior level students at the ELT department of a Turkish state university. The data are collected via focus group interview and analyzed with thematic analysis. The study yielded results in three domains; evaluation of technology, pedagogical value of ICTs, and practical value of ICTs.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Focus Group Interview, Technology in Teaching, Teacher Education

Eğitim Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Eğitimde Teknoloji Kullanımına İlişkin Görüşleri

Öz

Son çıkan teknolojiler içinde yaşadığımız dünyayı yeniden biçimlendirirken eğitim

uygulamalarında da yeni paradigmalar açmıştır. Pek çok öğrenme öğretme durumunda tipik

olarak teknolojik kaynaklardan faydalanılmaktadır. Dolayısıyla, internete bağlı bilgisayar ve

projeksiyon cihazları doğal olarak sınıflardaki yerini almıştır. Her eğitim durumunda olduğu

gibi öğretmen eğitiminde de teknolojik cihazlar odak noktasında bulunmaktadır. Eğitim

fakültesi sınıfları da bu cihazlarla donatılmış durumdadır. Bu çalışmada eğitim fakültesi

öğrencilerinin eğitimde teknoloji kullanımına ilişkin görüşleri incelenmiştir. Katılımcılar

İngiliz Dili Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı 3. Sınıfa devam eden 20 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Veriler

odak grup yöntemi ile toplanmış ve tematik analiz ile incelenmiştir. Bulgular, üç ana tema

altında toplanarak tartışılmıştır; teknolojinin değerlendirilmesi, BT’nin eğitimsel değeri ve

BT’nin uygulama değeri.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Odak Grup Yöntemi, Eğitimde Teknoloji, Öğretmen Eğitimi

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