The aim of present study is to investigate the attitudes of the students at physical education
teaching (PETD) and sport department (SD) with different demographic characteristics
towards the use of technological tools and devices in education (UTTD).The study was
carried out over totally 446 subject students (154 females and 292 males) attending PETSD at
Atatürk University in the spring semester of 2015-2016educational term. In the scope of the
study, students were applied technology attitude scale (TAS) developed by Yavuz
(2005).Data were analysed using SPSS 21 software package. Frequency distribution was used
in the determination of demographic characteristics, t test in the investigation of the
relationship between two independent variables and attitudes towards UTTD and Anova
Variance analysis test in the determination of the relationship between variables more than
two and attitudes towards UTTD. Difference between the variables was interpreted at p.0,05
significance level. It was stated from the results that there was a statistical significant
difference between the attitude of students towards technology use (ASTTU) and the
variables of the type of program they attend, age, department and grade while no difference
was found for gender. It was seen that 4th grade students had higher ASTTU than that of
those at the 1st and 2nd grades. It was seen when considered the variable of age that ASTTU
was higher among those ≥26 than 20-22. When the departments of students were taken into
consideration, ASTTU was found to be higher among the PET students than that of SD.
According to the program type, ASTTU among the students at the daytime education was
higher than that of those at the night time education. It may be suggested in order to increase
the interest of students towards UTTD during educational processto maximum that teachers
should use technology more effectively and certificated training should be given to teachers
inefficient in technology use and such education should be added in the curricula of different
departments.
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Publication Date | March 30, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume 5 - Issue 1 |