This study evaluated Department of Foreign Language Education students& / #65533 / perceptions on technology competence in regard to National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) developed by International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), in Middle East Technical University, in Ankara, Turkey. The NETS-T& / #65533 / s six sub standards -technology operations and concepts / planning and designing learning environments and experiences / teaching, learning, and the curriculum / assessment and evaluation / productivity and professional practice / social, ethical, legal, and human issues- were investigated in the study.
383 students participated in the study. 103 of them were freshmen, 98 of them were sophomores, 96 of them were juniors, and 86 of them were seniors. Besides, 96 of them were males, while 287 of them were females.
This study was designed as a cross-sectional survey study. In order to collect the data, a survey, consisted of 44 Likert type, five point scale items, was developed by the researcher. The study results show that except for & / #65533 / technology operations and concepts& / #65533 / for which male students& / #65533 / perceptions were higher than female students& / #65533 / perceptions there was no significant difference between male and female students.
There was no significant difference in & / #65533 / technology operations and concepts& / #65533 / across grade levels. There were no significant differences between freshmen& / #65533 / s and sophomores& / #65533 / perceptions for all of the sub-standards. In general, juniors& / #65533 / perceptions on the competence of NETS-T were higher than freshmen& / #65533 / s and sophomores& / #65533 / perceptions, and seniors& / #65533 / perceptions were higher than all of the other grade levels& / #65533 / perceptions. As a result, the findings of the study indicated that students& / #65533 / perceptions related with their competencies in the NETS_T needs to be increased.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/1063676/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 December 2003 |
| Creators | Top, Ercan |
| Contributors | Yildirim, Zahide |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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