EXPLORING THE WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES AWARENESS, USAGE FREQUENCIES AND COMPETENCIES OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTORS

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the web 2.0 technologies awareness, usage frequency and competence of the preservice teachers and instructors studying in the faculty of education. The research was designed as a survey method. A total of 252 preservice teachers and 41 instructors from the faculty of education at a state university participated in the study. The data were collected through with the survey. The results showed that the majority of preservice teachers were aware of social networking sites, used them frequently and had high competency to use those technologies. It was found that the instructors were aware of the web 2.0 technologies except wiki. They used these technologies occasionally and they had high competency in terms of using social networking sites. Some implications were presented based on the results. 

Keywords

• Web 2.0 technologies,preservice teacher,instructor,awareness,competency

ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARI VE ÖĞRETİM ELEMANLARININ WEB 2.0 TEKNOLOJİLERİ FARKINDALIKLARI, KULLANIM SIKLIKLARI VE YETERLİKLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, eğitim fakültesinde öğrenim gören öğretmen adaylarının ve görev yapan öğretim elemanlarının web 2.0 teknolojileri farkındalığı, kullanım sıklığı ve yeterliklerini incelemektir. Araştırma tarama modeli şeklinde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmaya bir devlet üniversitesinin eğitim fakültesinde öğrenim gören 252 öğretmen adayı ve görev yapan 41 öğretim elemanı katılmıştır. Araştırmada veriler araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan anket ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmada çıkan sonuçlara göre, öğretmen adaylarının çoğunluğunun sosyal ağ sitelerinden haberdar oldukları, bunları sık sık kullandıkları ve bu teknolojiler kullanma yeterliklerinin yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Öğretim elemanlarının ise wiki hariç diğer web 2.0 teknolojilerinden haberdar oldukları, bu teknolojileri ara sıra kullandıkları ve özellikle sosyal ağ siteleri kullanma bakımından yeterli oldukları bulunmuştur. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre uygun öneriler sunulmuştur.  

Keywords

• Web 2.0 teknolojileri,öğretmen adayı,öğretim elemanı,farkındalık,yeterlik

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