In this research, it is aimed to investigate whether the eighth-grade students in the city of Kayseri/ Melikgazi district have different attitudes towards the smartboard used in science lessons and whether they differ according to gender, in respect to years of smartboard experience and computer use experience. The research in which quantitive method is applied, survey design is used. From the survey, the cross-sectional survey scan pattern type is selected. The research is conducted during the fall semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. The accessible universe of the study is the eighth-grade students who are actively using the smartboard in educational activities in the city of Kayseri/Melikgazi District. The sample of the study consists of a state secondary school which has been actively using smartboard for three years, a state secondary school which has been using it for two years and a state secondary school which has been using it for one year in its educational activities in the city of Kayseri/Melikgazi District in eighth grade students. Developed by Arslan (2014), attitude scale for smartboards was used as data collection tool. According to the results of the research, it is seen that eighth-grade students' attitudes towards smartboards use in science class generally are positive. In addition, students' attitudes towards smartboards use in science class did not differ according to variables such as gender, years of smartboards experience and level of computer use experience. It suggested that future studies should be conducted at different learning levels in different class as well as interviews in addition to data collection tolls such as scale.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Studies on Education |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 4 Issue: 2 |