Investigation of Prospective Preschool Teachers' Digital Literacy and Teacher Readiness Levels

Year 2021, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 181 - 204, 30.06.2021

Sema Öngören

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between prospective preschool teachers' digital literacy and teaching readiness levels. The research was conducted with the correlational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The sample of the study consisted of 349 prospective preschool teachers studying in third and fourth year in four state universities in Turkey during the academic year 2020-2021. Data on digital literacy levels of prospective preschool teachers were collected with the "Digital Literacy Scale", and data on their readiness to teach were collected with the "Teaching Readiness Scale". The data were analyzed with the SPSS 22 software program. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was determined that prospective preschool teachers' digital literacy and teaching readiness levels were high, and that their levels of digital literacy and teaching readiness did not differ according to gender or grade level variables. It was revealed that there was a moderate, positive relationship between the digital literacy and teaching readiness levels of prospective teachers.

Keywords

Preschool, prospective teachers, digital literacy, teaching readiness, Preschool, prospective teachers, digital literacy, teaching readiness

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