Investigation of the Technology Acceptance and Usage Level of Pre-School Teachers During the Period of Covid-19

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the technology acceptance and usage level of pre-school teachers during the period of Covid-19 pandemic. In the study, descriptive survey and causal-comparative research models were used. The participants of the research were 264 pre-school teachers, work at preschool and kindergarten in the state and private schools in Çanakkale. In the research, it was concluded that the technology acceptance and usage levels of pre-school teachers were high. It was concluded that the technology acceptance and usage levels of pre-school teachers have not differentiated according to the age, professional seniority, type of institution (state / private) and the type of the school (pre-school / kindergarten). It was determined that, while the educational levels of pre-school teachers were increased, the technology acceptance and usage levels were increased. Also, during the Covid 19 pandemic, it was found that technology acceptance and usage levels of pre-school teachers who are very willing to use technology, see themselves very competent, use technology a lot to support online live lessons, participate in in-service trainings a lot, and prefer to teach by distance education in the future were higher.

Keywords

• technology acceptance and usage
• pre-school teachers
• covid-19 pandemic
• technology integration
• distance education

Covid-19 Pandemisi Sürecinde Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerinin Teknoloji Kabul ve Kullanım Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu araştırmada Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin teknoloji kabul ve kullanım düzeylerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada betimsel tarama ve nedensel karşılaştırma araştırma modellerinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmanın katılımcılarını Çanakkale ilinde yer alan devlet ve özel okullardaki bağımsız anaokulu ve ilkokul bünyesindeki anasınıflarında çalışan 264 okul öncesi öğretmeni oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada, okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin teknoloji kabul ve kullanım düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin teknoloji kabul ve kullanım düzeylerinin yaş, mesleki kıdem, kurum türü (devlet / özel) ve okul türüne (anaokulu / anasınıfı) göre farklılaşmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin eğitim düzeylerinin arttıkça teknoloji kabul ve kullanım düzeylerinin arttığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca Covid 19 pandemisi sürecinde eğitimde teknoloji kullanımı noktasında çok istekli olan, kendilerini çok yeterli gören, canlı derse destek amaçlı teknolojiyi çok kullanan, hizmet içi eğitimlere çok katılan ve ileride uzaktan eğitimle ders vermeyi tercih eden okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin teknoloji kabul ve kullanım düzeyleri daha yüksek bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• teknoloji kabul ve kullanımı
• okul öncesi öğretmenleri
• covid-19 pandemisi
• teknoloji entegrasyonu
• uzaktan eğitim

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