Research Article

Using Information and Communication Technologies in Education: Exploring the Views of Classroom Teachers (A Mixed-Method Research) / Eğitimde Bilgi İletişim Teknolojilerinin Kullanımı: Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi (Bir Karma Yöntem Araştırması)

Volume: 13 Number: 5 October 30, 2022
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Using Information and Communication Technologies in Education: Exploring the Views of Classroom Teachers (A Mixed-Method Research) / Eğitimde Bilgi İletişim Teknolojilerinin Kullanımı: Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi (Bir Karma Yöntem Araştırması)

Abstract

This study examined the views of classroom teachers on the effects of using information and communication technologies in primary school education on students. An exploratory sequential design of mixed-method research designs, in which the qualitative and quantitative data are used together, was employed. There were two research groups in the study. The focus group study participants consisted of six classroom teachers with at least ten years of teaching experience, who actively used technology. However, the study group that responded to the questionnaire items consisted of 60 classroom teachers. The research was carried out in a public school in Mersin at the beginning of 2020. An open-ended focus group interview question form and teacher opinion questionnaire on information and communication technologies were used in the study. All interviews in the focus group interview were recorded digitally and analyzed by two experts. The findings were presented in tables based on sentences. The findings obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed and presented as percentages and frequencies in tables. Further, the findings obtained from the focus group interviews and the questionnaire were analyzed and interpreted by blending them together. According to the resultant findings, information and communication technologies are educative and entertaining for students. In addition, dissocializing students and causing addiction in some cases are their negative aspects. Teachers believe that the use of information and communication technologies is inevitable and important in today’s education.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 30, 2022

Submission Date

July 18, 2022

Acceptance Date

October 19, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 13 Number: 5

APA
Uygur, M. (2022). Using Information and Communication Technologies in Education: Exploring the Views of Classroom Teachers (A Mixed-Method Research) / Eğitimde Bilgi İletişim Teknolojilerinin Kullanımı: Sınıf Öğretmenlerinin Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi (Bir Karma Yöntem Araştırması). E-Uluslararası Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 13(5), 165-177. https://doi.org/10.19160/e-ijer.1145117

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