Perceptions of Social Studies Teacher Candidates regarding the Process of Integrating Web 2.0 Technologies into Their Fields

Volume: 21 Number: 2 May 1, 2020
  • Türkan Çelik
TR EN

Perceptions of Social Studies Teacher Candidates regarding the Process of Integrating Web 2.0 Technologies into Their Fields

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal the opinions of social studies teacher candidates regarding their experiences in the process of integrating the web 2.0 technologies with their fields during the course of instructional technologies and material development. The research was conducted with 31 3rd grade social studies teacher candidates in the fall semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. In the study, phenomenology pattern, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. In consequence of the research, based on the opinions of teacher candidates regarding the integration of web 2.0 tools with social studies courses, 3 themes as "perceptions at the beginning of the semester," "perceptions during the process" and "perceptions at the end of the semester" and in relation to each theme, two categories as "related to the instructor" and "related to developing material in social studies with digital technologies" were accessed. Considering the results of the research, it was concluded that social studies teacher candidates had negative perceptions regarding the theme of perceptions at the beginning of the term. However, in the theme of “perceptions in the process”, it was concluded that these perceptions turned partially positive. When the perceptions theme at the end of the term were considered, teacher candidates were found to have completely positive perceptions regarding both the instructor and the efforts to integrate the web 2.0 tools with the social studies area

Keywords

References

  1. Abbitt, J., & Klett, M. (2007). Identifying influences on attitudes and self-efficacy beliefs towards technology integration among pre-service educators. Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education, 6, 28-42.
  2. Albion, P.R. (1999). Self-efficacy beliefs as an indicator of teachers' preparedness for teaching with technology. In Proceedings of 10th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (pp.1602-1608). San Antonio, United States.
  3. Aşkım Kurt, A. (2013). Teknopedagojik eğitim modeli. Kabakçı Yurdakul, I., (Ed.). Eğitimde teknoloji Entegrasyonuna Kavramsal ve Kuramsal Bakış içinde (s. 3-37). Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
  4. Benzer, A. (2017). Dijital çağda öğretim teknolojileri ile Türkçe eğitimi, Ankara: Yeni Anadolu Yayıncılık.
  5. Brown, D., & Warschauer, M. (2006). From the university to the elementary classroom: Students' experiences in learning to integrate technology in instruction. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 14 (3), 599-621.
  6. Chou, C. Y., Chan, T. W., & Lin, C. J. (2003). Redefining the learning companion: the past, present, and future of educational agents. Computers Education, 40 (3), 255-269.
  7. Chou, C.M. (2011). Student teachers socialization development by teaching blog: Reflections and socialization strategies. TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 10 (2), 190- 201.
  8. Collis, B. ve Moonen, J. (2008). Web 2.0 tools and processes in higher education: Quality perspectives. Educational Media International, 45 (2), 93-106.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

-

Journal Section

-

Authors

Türkan Çelik This is me

Publication Date

May 1, 2020

Submission Date

-

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 21 Number: 2

APA
Çelik, T. (2020). Perceptions of Social Studies Teacher Candidates regarding the Process of Integrating Web 2.0 Technologies into Their Fields. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 21(2), 875-915. https://doi.org/10.29299/kefad.XXXX