The purpose of the study was to examine teachers` perceptions
about educational technologies, usage frequencies of Web 2.0
technologies, and awareness of these technologies in education.
516 pre-service (308 male and 208 female) who enrolled CEIT
departments in education faculties and 317 in-service (229 male
and 88 female) ICT teachers who serve in public and private
primary schools participated in this study. Three instruments were
used for data collection purposes. These instruments included the
Views of Educational Technology Scale (VETS), developed by
Gomleksiz (2004), the Usage of Web 2.0 Scale (UWS), developed
by Ajjan and Hartshorne (2008) developed by the researchers, and
the Awareness of Web 2.0 Scale (AWS). Descriptive survey
methods was used in this study to collect data. The results of the
study showed that the teachers had highly positive feelings about
the educational technology usage. The in-service teachers’ views
about educational technology were more positive than those of the
pre-service teachers. Besides, the pre-service teachers’ scores of
attitudes towards and perceived usefulness of Web 2.0 technologies
were higher than those of the in-service teachers. It might be
suggested that the views of school administrators, university
administrators, and faculty members in teacher training programs
might be investigated to determine and evaluate the impact of Web
2.0 technologies in a broader sense through various perspectives.
Perceptions about educational technologies Web 2.0 social media in education teacher education
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Studies on Education |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | August 30, 2015 |
Acceptance Date | June 29, 2015 |
Published in Issue | Year 2015 |