Thesis Type: Postgraduate
Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi University, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Büro Yönetimi Eğitimi Ana Bilim Dalı , Turkey
Approval Date: 2019
Thesis Language: Turkish
Student: DİLEK SARIÇAYIR
Supervisor: Selami Eryılmaz
Abstract:
As a result of rapid changes that have been occuring in information and communication
technologies, smart phones, laptops and other technological devices have quickly taken
their place in people’s lives. People feel the necessity of changing and organising their
lives according to these technological conditions. Education also gets its share from this
and keeps renewing according to the changing conditions. Along with the benefits of the
fast development in technology, the concept of internet addiction arises as a result of
misuse of technology. In this study, determining the relationship between teachers’ and
students’ internet addiction levels and their Information Technology competence is aimed.
At the same time, revealing if there is a significant difference between teachers’ and
students’ digital addiction levels and their Information Technology competence according
to their demographic features (gender, family income, educational status, internet usage
time, having or not having a compuper and internet at home, etc.) is aimed. The reseach
done in the context of this aim has the characteristic of a relational screening model. In the
extent of the research, applications were carried out with 371 students and 269 teachers
who study or work at vocational high schools that are under Tuzla District National
Education Directorate. In the extent of the research, in order to determine students’ and
teachers’ internet addiction levels, “Internet Addiction Scale” that was developed by Balta
and Horzum (2008) and in order to find out students’ and teachers’ Information
Technology self-competence perception, “Information Technology Self-competence
Perception Scale” that was developed by Ekici, Ekici and Kara are used. In the extent of
the research, the result that although internet addiction levels of vocational high school
students are higher than internet addiction levels of vocational high school teachers in a
significant manner, their information technology self-competence perception is lower in a
significant manner was derived. The result that there is a medium level of relation between
the students’ information technology self-competence perception and their internet
addiction levels was derived. The result that there is a medium level of relation between
the teachers’ information technology self-competence perception and their internet
addiction levels was derived.
Key Words: Information Technologies (IT), Internet Addiction, Competence