Research Article

A Study on Pre-service English Instructors' Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses

Volume: 10 Number: 3 October 5, 2021
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A Study on Pre-service English Instructors' Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses

Abstract

Student cyberloafing is a concept that has been mainly investigated in face-to-face educational settings and there are only a few studies that concentrate on this issue in online settings. Therefore, to contribute to the existing line of literature in this respect, the current study sought to explore the types of cyberloafing activities students engage with during online classes, their reasons behind these behaviours, and their views on the possible solutions to prevent these. The sample of the study consisted of 68 preservice English teachers from a foundation university in Central Anatolia, Turkey. A qualitative survey research design was adopted in this study and to that end, data were collected using an online survey instrument that included a demographic information form and three questions related to the research questions. To seek answers to the research questions, data were analysed using thematic analysis. The results showed that preservice English teachers engaged with a wide variety of cyberloafing activities. Moreover, emerging themes with respect to reasons for cyberloafing were instructor, student, course-content, learning environment, and technology-related reasons for cyberloafing whereas themes regarding possible solutions to prevent it were instructor, student, and institution-based solutions.

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Thanks

I hereby would like to thank Prof. Dr. Mehmet Demirezen and Lect. Dr. Muhittin Şahin for their expert opinions on the processes, meanings, and interpretations pertaining to the data analyses to ensure its validity and reliability.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 5, 2021

Submission Date

May 31, 2021

Acceptance Date

September 2, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 10 Number: 3

APA
Karabıyık, C. (2021). A Study on Pre-service English Instructors’ Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, 10(3), 551-570. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.945696
AMA
1.Karabıyık C. A Study on Pre-service English Instructors’ Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses. BUEFAD. 2021;10(3):551-570. doi:10.14686/buefad.945696
Chicago
Karabıyık, Ceyhun. 2021. “A Study on Pre-Service English Instructors’ Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 10 (3): 551-70. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.945696.
EndNote
Karabıyık C (October 1, 2021) A Study on Pre-service English Instructors’ Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 10 3 551–570.
IEEE
[1]C. Karabıyık, “A Study on Pre-service English Instructors’ Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses”, BUEFAD, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 551–570, Oct. 2021, doi: 10.14686/buefad.945696.
ISNAD
Karabıyık, Ceyhun. “A Study on Pre-Service English Instructors’ Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 10/3 (October 1, 2021): 551-570. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.945696.
JAMA
1.Karabıyık C. A Study on Pre-service English Instructors’ Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses. BUEFAD. 2021;10:551–570.
MLA
Karabıyık, Ceyhun. “A Study on Pre-Service English Instructors’ Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, vol. 10, no. 3, Oct. 2021, pp. 551-70, doi:10.14686/buefad.945696.
Vancouver
1.Ceyhun Karabıyık. A Study on Pre-service English Instructors’ Cyberloafing Behaviors During Online Courses. BUEFAD. 2021 Oct. 1;10(3):551-70. doi:10.14686/buefad.945696

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