THE INTERNET COMPETENCY LEVELS OF TURKISH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND

Year 2005, Volume: 17 Issue: 17, 67 - 74, 01.01.2005

Mehmet Emin Bakay

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the internet competency scores of high school students according to their various individual features and describe their access conditions at school, at home and at internet cafes. The data has been collected using two instruments namely (1) Student Characteristics and their Internet Access Conditions Questionnaire; and (2) The Internet Competency Scale for High School Students. Instruments have been applied to 516 (220 female and 296 male) students in the metropolitan area of Izmir. There are significant differences between students’ internet competency scores and their individual characteristics, such as the type of high school they are enrolled in, where these high schools are located (center or suburb), and their Internet access conditions such as, having computer at home or not, being subscribed to an internet company or not, where they connect, how they have learned and how much time they devote to internet weekly, the most preferred activities on the internet, their level of English and if they are visiting internet cafes or not. There are no significant differences between students’ internet competency scores and their individual characteristics such as sex, age, and grade and study area.

Keywords

High School Students, Internet Competency, Digital Literacy, Internet Cafes

THE INTERNET COMPETENCY LEVELS OF TURKISH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, internet kullanan lise öğrencilerinin bireysel özelliklerine göre internet yeterlik düzeyleri ile okulda, evde ve internet kafelerde internet kullanma koşullarını saptamaktır. Bu amaçla İzmir metropol alanındaki liselerde okuyan 516 (220 kız ve 296 erkek) öğrenciye araştırmacı tarafından gelişitirilen “Öğrenci Özellikleri ve İnternet Kullanma Koşulları Anketi” ile “İnternet Yeterlik Düzeyi Anketi” uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlar, Öğrencilerin internet yeterlik düzeylerinin; okudukları lisenin türüne, okudukları lisenin bulunduğu yere, bilgisayar sahibi olup olmamalarına, internet aboneliklerinin olup olmamasına, internete bağlandıkları yere, internet kullanmayı öğrenme biçimlerine, haftalık internet kullanma sürelerine, İngilizce bilme derecelerine ve internet kafelere gidip gitmemelerine göre önemli faklılıklar göstermektedir. Öğrencilerin internet yeterlik düzeyleri onların cinsiyetlerine, yaşlarına, okudukları sınıfa ve okudukları alana göre önemli farklılıklar göstermemektedir.

Keywords

Lise Öğrencileri, İnternet Kullanma Becerileri, Dijital Okuryazarlık, İnternet Kafeler

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