Computer Experiences and Computer Attitudes of Psychological Counseling and Guidance Students Attending Different Universities
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The main aim on this research is to investigate psychological counseling
and guidance students (prospective school counselors) computer experiences and
the relationship between their computer experiences and computer attitudes. The
sample consisted of 249 psychological counseling and guidance students
attending 6 different universities all around Türkiye. The demographic data and
computer experiences of psychological counseling and guidance students were
collected by using 22 item questionnaire developed by researcher. The data about
computer attitudes of psychological counseling and guidance students were
collected by using Computer Attitude Scale-Marmara (CAS-M) developed by
Deniz (1994). CAS-M is a Likert type scale and consisted of 42 items and three
sub-scales (computer liking, computer anxiety, and [the use of] computers in
education/instruction). The total score of the scale also reflects the general
computer attitudes. Analyzing data f, % techniques were used for describing
computer experiences and t-test, ANOVA and LSD analyses for finding out the
differences between computer attitudes and computer experiences of
psychological counseling and guidance students. Some of the major findings are as follows: (a) Although majority of psychological counseling and guidance
students (88,3%) reported that they had a computer course in their university education, 69,9% of them reported little satisfaction about the course; (b) 51,4% of
psychological counseling and guidance students reported sufficient computer use in their classes; (c) 42,3% of psychological counseling and guidance students have
computers at home; on the other hand 77% of psychological counseling and guidance students have computer less than 3 years; (d) Majority of psychological counseling and guidance students (83,5%) have e-mail addresses, on the other
hand only 4,0% of them have WEB-pages; (e) Majority of psychological counseling and guidance students reported that no sufficient knowledge about the software
to be used in psychological counseling and guidance services; (f) Psychological counseling and guidance students reported more self efficacy in using word processing and presentation software whereas little self efficacy in using
spreadsheet and data base software; (g) Computer attitudes of psychological counseling and guidance students were found to be moderate; (h) Only significant
difference (p<0,01) by sex and computer attitudes were found in computer liking sub-scale. Male psychological counseling and guidance students found to be more
favorable attitudes in computer liking scale. But no significant sex differences were found in general computer attitudes and computer anxiety, the use of computer in education sub-scales; (ı) Significant differences (p<0,01) were found
between computer ownership and general computer attitudes, computer liking and the use of computers in education sub-scales in favor of computer owners. But no significant differences were found between computer anxiety and
computer ownership; (j) Significant differences (p<0,01) were found between self efficacy and computer attitudes in all sub-scales.
Key Words: Computer attitude, computer literacy, prospective school
counselors, psychological counseling
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Birincil Dil
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Konular
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Bölüm
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Yayımlanma Tarihi
11 Ekim 2013
Gönderilme Tarihi
11 Ekim 2013
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2005 Cilt: 22 Sayı: 22