The Evaluation of CEIT Teacher Candidates in Terms of Computer Games, Educational Use of Computer Games and Game Design Qualifications

Volume: 7 Number: 2 June 1, 2014
  • Hakkı Bağcı
  • Ahmet Naci Çoklar
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The Evaluation of CEIT Teacher Candidates in Terms of Computer Games, Educational Use of Computer Games and Game Design Qualifications

Abstract

Computer games have an important usage potential in the education of today’s digital student profile. Also computer teachers known as technology leaders in schools are the main stakeholders of this potential. In this study, opinions of the computer teachers about computer games are examined from different perspectives. 119 computer teacher candidates participated in this study, and the data were collected by a questionnaire. As a result of this study, computer teacher candidates have a positive thinking about the usage of computer games in education and they see themselves qualified for the analysis and design of educational games. But they partially have negative attitudes about some risks like addiction and lose of time. Also the candidates who attended the educational game courses and play games from their mobile phones have more positive opinions, and they see themselves more qualified than others. Males have more positive opinions about computer games than females, but in terms of educational games and the analysis and design of the computer games, there is no significant difference between males and females.

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Hakkı Bağcı This is me

Ahmet Naci Çoklar This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2014

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June 1, 2014

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Year 2014 Volume: 7 Number: 2

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Bağcı, H., & Çoklar, A. N. (2014). The Evaluation of CEIT Teacher Candidates in Terms of Computer Games, Educational Use of Computer Games and Game Design Qualifications. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 7(2), 195-211. https://izlik.org/JA92RK29CB