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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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English
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Publication Date
June 1, 2014
Submission Date
June 1, 2014
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Published in Issue
Year 2014 Volume: 7 Number: 2