Researching into a Course of Information Technologies and Software in The Context of Digital Citizenship through Student Opinions

Year 2019, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 84 - 97, 01.06.2019

Agâh Tuğrul Korucu , Havva Nur Totan

https://doi.org/10.17275/per.19.7.6.1

Cited By: 4

Abstract

Information
technologies literate is an individual who produces information, can use it
functionally in life, can solve problems, think critically, has
entrepreneurial, stable, communication skills, empathizes, contributes to
society and culture etc. The purpose of this research is to examine the
effectiveness of “Information Technologies and Software Course (ITS)” in
gaining knowledge, skills and values of digital citizenship with student views.
Mixed research method has been adopted in the research. The sample of the study
consisted of 150 students attending the 5th and 6th grade students in a public
secondary school in Aksaray province in the 2018-2019 academic year. 50
students (33.3%) were in the fifth grade and 100 (66.7%) were in the sixth
grade and 86 (57.3%) were female and 64 (42.7%) were male. “Digital Citizenship
Scale (DCS) in ITS Scale” developed by Elci and Sarı (2016) was used as a
measurement tool. The obtained data were interpreted by using independent
sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance in the analysis programs. As a
result of the research; in the ITS course of the students, it has been observed
that students have differentiated according to the variables of gaining
knowledge, skills and values of digital citizenship, class, gender,
socioeconomic status and having Internet access. However, it was found that
there were no differences in terms of computer ownership status, mothers’
education level and fathers’ education level.

Keywords

Information technology and software course, digital citizenship, secondary school

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