A Cross-cultural Comparative Study of Uses and Perceptions of Technology in Education among Turkish and US Undergraduates

Tekinarslan, Erkan; Kennedy, Eugene; Nicolle, Pamela S.

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“…In addition, the Israeli students perceived collaborative spaces as highly useful in their academic work, while the Australians perceived the library e-journals and scholarly websites as highly useful. In line with previous studies (He & Li, 2019;Kittler, Rygl, & Mackinnon, 2011;Tekinarslan et al, 2015), these findings still required further explanation. While the Australian students found official academic resources and practices more beneficial to their academic learning, the Israeli students tended to consider the external collaborative resources and practices more helpful.…”

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“…Specifically, cultural values affect information and communication technology (ICT) adoption in formal learning settings (Arenas‐Gaitán et al, 2011). Several researchers have reported differences in students' attitudes to and perceptions of technology in different cultures (Li & Kirkup, 2007; Tekinarslan et al, 2015). Tekinarslan et al (2015), for example, found that a LMS, web‐based bibliography tools, and freely available course content beyond the campus were more important for American students than Turkish students.…”

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“…Several researchers have reported differences in students' attitudes to and perceptions of technology in different cultures (Li & Kirkup, 2007; Tekinarslan et al, 2015). Tekinarslan et al (2015), for example, found that a LMS, web‐based bibliography tools, and freely available course content beyond the campus were more important for American students than Turkish students. However, the academic institution's library website, e‐portfolios, e‐books and simulations or educational games were more important for Turkish students.…”

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Students' use of technology and their perceptions of its usefulness in higher education: International comparison

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Soffer

Henderson

2022

Computer Assisted Learning

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Background:The rapid globalization along with the growing trend of openness and sharing approach enabled widespread of digital technologies all over the world. However, we can still find differences between countries in technology use and perceptions of usefulness for learning. Understanding students' use of educational technology and their perceptions of its usefulness is especially significant today, given the rapid penetration of online learning into higher education as a response to Covid-19.Objectives: This research aimed to understand students' actual experiences with digital technologies during their academic studies and their perceptions of technology usefulness across institutional and international contexts (Israel and Australia).Methods: This quantitative study used data from a large-scale bi-national online survey of 3003 students in both countries. Comparative analyses were conducted. In addition, factor analysis was used to identify latent factors from 16 variables of students' perceptions of the usefulness of digital resources usefulness. Results and conclusion:The results revealed significant differences in technology usage and its perceived usefulness between students in the two countries. They confirmed the predominance of 'official' digital resources, such as learning management systems and online library resources. However, large percentages also reported the use of 'non-official' digital resources, including academic search services; subjectrelated videos and audio recordings on content-sharing websites such as YouTube and Wikipedia; and communication and/or collaboration with other students through social networks. Thus, universities need to consider the potential use of incorporating these resources for improving teaching and learning. Moreover, understanding the differences will assist in implementing tailored techno-pedagogical solutions to the students.

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confidence: 99%

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“…The education systems, one of the areas impacted in this change and development process, have made a great breakthrough with technology (Çolak et al, 2023). In this day and age, the technology in question has become an important identifier of national and global as well as cultural borders (Tekinarslan et al, 2015). As far as the historical perspective of technology is concerned, it is possible to say that since the beginning of mankind, activities such as production as a whole, and developing and inventing tools and gadgets in order to dominate and govern nature have endured (Yörükoğulları, 2013).…”

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The Perception of Technology in Secondary School Students’ Drawings and Expressions

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Alkar

2024

Participatory Educational Research

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With today’s developing technology, students’ ways of living, learning, and working have been changing rapidly, leading them to acquire new approaches related to technology. The main objective of this study is to identify the views of secondary school students regarding technology. The participants of the study, which was designed as a qualitative study, consisted of 5th grade students studying at a state secondary school in the district of Yalova, Turkey in the fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. The data of the study, which consisted of students’ pictures and written expressions, were analyzed with the content analysis technique. As far as the emerging results are concerned, while the students emphasized the more useful and entertaining aspects of technology as its positive features, they expressed their opinions on the lack of social communication, energy insufficiency and environmental damage as technology’s negative features. In the students’ perceptions, it can be seen that technology makes their lives easier, but that the harms to personal health, social communication and the environment are taken into account. Since the study was carried out with 5th grade students, perception of technology at different age and grade levels is a matter of interest for future research. In this sense, it is possible to recommend identifying the direction of the trends with studies to be conducted with different age levels.

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“…Ulusal ve hatta kültürel sınırları yeniden tanımlayan teknoloji kavramı yaşamımızda önemli bir yere sahiptir (Tekinarslan, Kennedy & Nicolle, 2015). Bu denli büyük etkiye sahip olan teknoloji kavramıyla ilgili alanyazındaki bazı tanımlar incelenmiştir.…”

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Türki̇ye Ve Almanya'daki̇ İlkokul Öğreti̇m Programlarinin Teknoloji̇ Bağlaminda Karşilaştirilmasi

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Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Özet: Bu araştırmanın amacı, Almanya ve Türkiye’deki öğretim programlarında yer alan özel amaçlar, kazanımlar, içerik, öğretme-öğrenme süreci ve ölçme-değerlendirme ögelerini teknoloji bağlamında karşılaştırmaktır. Araştırmanın deseni temel nitel araştırma olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırmada, temel nitel araştırma deseninde kullanılan veri toplama yöntemlerinden biri olan doküman incelemesi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın veri kaynağını Almanya’da kullanılan Hayat Bilgisi Öğretim Programı (LehrplanPLUS Grundschule, 2017) ile Türkiye’de kullanılan Fen Bilimleri Öğretim Programı ve Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretim Programı oluşturmuştur. Öğretim programlarına ilişkin dokümanlar her iki ülkenin Eğitim Bakanlıklarının resmî internet sayfalarından elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler özel amaçlar, kazanımlar, içerik, öğretme-öğrenme süreci ve ölçme-değerlendirme temaları kapsamında betimsel analiz yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Bu araştırmanın her aşamasında, karşılaştırmalı eğitim alanında uzman bir kişinin görüşleri alınmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına bakıldığında iki ülkenin, teknolojiye ilişkin benzer amaçlara sahip olmasına rağmen uygulama süreçlerinin farklılıklar gösterdiği görülmüştür. Ayrıca teknolojiye ilişkin öğrenme alanlarındaki kazanım sayısı da benzerlik göstermesine rağmen içeriklerinin farklılaştığı görülmektedir. Bu doğrultuda Almanya’da Türkiye’ye oranla yoğunlukla uygulamalı bir eğitim anlayışının benimsendiği tespit edilmiş ve buradan yola çıkılarak birtakım öneriler geliştirilmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Karşılaştırmalı eğitim, Almanya, öğretim programları, teknoloji

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A Cross-cultural Comparative Study of Uses and Perceptions of Technology in Education among Turkish and US Undergraduates

Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

Students' use of technology and their perceptions of its usefulness in higher education: International comparison

Students' use of technology and their perceptions of its usefulness in higher education: International comparison

The Perception of Technology in Secondary School Students’ Drawings and Expressions

Türki̇ye Ve Almanya'daki̇ İlkokul Öğreti̇m Programlarinin Teknoloji̇ Bağlaminda Karşilaştirilmasi

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