A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds

Volume: 6 Number: 10 June 1, 2016
Erkan Erdemir , Ergin Erginer
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A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to conduct a qualitative research on what meanings the fifth grade students, chosen from three schools with different socio-economic level, assign to the concept of computer.Interviewing and brainstorming techniques were employed in an attempt to describe and interpret the problem in detail and to reveal what students think and how they comprehend. The data obtained from interviewing were transformed into evaluation profiles with the use of concept mapping. Furthermore, the study made an analysis into metaphoric structures. In conclusion, it was discovered that students are aware of computer-related concepts- save a few of them; that they are familiar with foreign words they encounter while playing games; that they know about many types of games; and that they have an idea about the drawbacks of addiction to computers and radiation

Keywords

Computer, children, concept mapping, qualitative research

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sociology

Journal Section

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Authors

Erkan Erdemir This is me

Ergin Erginer This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2016

Submission Date

July 23, 2016

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 6 Number: 10

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https://izlik.org/JA32UN37HX

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APA
Erdemir, E., & Erginer, E. (2016). A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches, 6(10), 20-46. https://izlik.org/JA32UN37HX
AMA
1.Erdemir E, Erginer E. A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches. 2016;6(10):20-46. https://izlik.org/JA32UN37HX
Chicago
Erdemir, Erkan, and Ergin Erginer. 2016. “A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds”. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches 6 (10): 20-46. https://izlik.org/JA32UN37HX.
EndNote
Erdemir E, Erginer E (July 1, 2016) A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches 6 10 20–46.
IEEE
[1]E. Erdemir and E. Erginer, “A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds”, OPUS International Journal of Society Researches, vol. 6, no. 10, pp. 20–46, July 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA32UN37HX
ISNAD
Erdemir, Erkan - Erginer, Ergin. “A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds”. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches 6/10 (July 1, 2016): 20-46. https://izlik.org/JA32UN37HX.
JAMA
1.Erdemir E, Erginer E. A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches. 2016;6:20–46.
MLA
Erdemir, Erkan, and Ergin Erginer. “A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds”. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches, vol. 6, no. 10, July 2016, pp. 20-46, https://izlik.org/JA32UN37HX.
Vancouver
1.Erkan Erdemir, Ergin Erginer. A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 1;6(10):20-46. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA32UN37HX