A Qualitative Picture of the Concept of Computer in Turkish Children’s Minds
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to conduct a qualitative research on what meanings the fifth grade students, chosen from three schools with different socio-economic level, assign to the concept of computer.Interviewing and brainstorming techniques were employed in an attempt to describe and interpret the problem in detail and to reveal what students think and how they comprehend. The data obtained from interviewing were transformed into evaluation profiles with the use of concept mapping. Furthermore, the study made an analysis into metaphoric structures. In conclusion, it was discovered that students are aware of computer-related concepts- save a few of them; that they are familiar with foreign words they encounter while playing games; that they know about many types of games; and that they have an idea about the drawbacks of addiction to computers and radiation
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