Dijital İkizlerin Eğitimde Kullanımı: Kavramsal Boyut, Kullanım Alanları ve Etik Açıdan Kapsamlı Bir Değerlendirme

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 26 Sayı: 3, 2019 - 2060, 30.12.2025

Harun Bayer , Fazilet Gül İnce Aracı , Gülşah Gürkan

https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.1718877

https://izlik.org/JA83TM83RX

Öz

Dijital ikiz teknolojisi, fiziksel nesnelerin sanal ortamda gerçek zamanlı olarak modellenmesine olanak tanıyan ileri düzey bir yaklaşım olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Başlangıçta endüstriyel ve mühendislik uygulamalarına odaklanan bu teknoloji, günümüzde eğitim alanında da öğrenme süreçlerinin geliştirilmesi amacıyla kullanılmaktadır. Dijital ikizler, öğrenci performansının izlenmesi, kişiselleştirilmiş öğrenme deneyimlerinin oluşturulması ve simülasyon temelli eğitim yöntemlerinin desteklenmesi gibi çeşitli avantajlar sunmaktadır. Bu çalışma, dijital ikiz teknolojisinin eğitimdeki potansiyelini, pedagojik katkılarını ve öğrenme süreçlerine entegrasyonunu kapsamlı bir şekilde ele almaktadır. Dijital ikizler, öğrenme süreçlerini daha etkileşimli, erişilebilir ve özelleştirilebilir hale getirirken, öğrencilerin akademik güçlü ve zayıf yönlerinin analizine de olanak tanımaktadır. Ancak, bu teknolojinin eğitimde uygulanması, yüksek maliyetler, teknik altyapı gereksinimleri, öğretmenlerin teknolojiye adaptasyonu ve veri gizliliği gibi çeşitli zorlukları da beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu zorlukların aşılabilmesi için, teknik altyapının iyileştirilmesi, öğretmenlerin dijital ikiz teknolojisine yönelik eğitim programlarının geliştirilmesi ve veri güvenliği konularında etkili önlemlerin alınması gerekmektedir. Gelecekte, yapay zekâ ve büyük veri analitiği ile entegre edilen dijital ikiz uygulamalarının, eğitim alanında daha geniş bir kullanım alanı bulması beklenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Dijital ikiz , Eğitim teknolojileri , Yapay zekâ , Bireyselleştirilmiş eğitim

Use of Digital Twins in Education: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Conceptual Dimension, Areas of Application, and Ethical Issues

https://izlik.org/JA83TM83RX

Öz

Digital twin technology stands out as an advanced approach that enables physical objects to be modeled in real time in a virtual environment. Initially focused on industrial and engineering applications, this technology is now also being used in education to improve learning processes. Digital twins offer various advantages, such as monitoring student performance, creating personalized learning experiences, and supporting simulation-based education methods. This study comprehensively addresses the potential of digital twin technology in education, its pedagogical contributions, and its integration into learning processes. Digital twins make learning processes more interactive, accessible, and customizable, while also enabling the analysis of students' academic strengths and weaknesses. However, the application of this technology in education also brings with it various challenges, such as high costs, technical infrastructure requirements, teachers' adaptation to technology, and data privacy. To overcome these challenges, it is necessary to improve technical infrastructure, develop training programs for teachers on digital twin technology, and take effective measures regarding data security. In the future, it is expected that digital twin applications integrated with artificial intelligence and big data analytics will find a broader application area in the field of education.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Digital twin , Educational technologies , Artificial intelligence , Personalized education

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