A study of the Information Services on Turkish High Schools (original) (raw)
Full Article - tojet - the turkish online journal of educational
2010
The purpose of this study was firstly to identify the extent to which Iranian secondary school principals used computers and secondly to explore the relationship between a number of variables related to the use of information and communications technology (ICT). Findings indicated that four factors played a role in explaining the level of computer use by principals. These factors included high level of computer access, strong perceptions of the attributes of ICT, high level of computer competence, as well as the high level of transformational leadership behaviors, all contributed significantly to the level of computer use by principals. All four constructs are equally important but have varying impacts on computer use. Therefore, all four constructs should be viewed in an integrated manner in accordance to the conceptual model proposed in this study.
This paper is about E-school system which has a great importance in increasing the effectiveness of Turkey's Education. E-school is mainly computerized Education Management Information System. It is dynamic, web-based Student Information Management System for centralized Education System of Turkey that provides solutions for schools so as to manage student data. It is developed by using innovative web based software and database technologies to enhance education and used by any kind of formal public or private preschool, primary and secondary schools, inside or outside Turkey, controlled by Ministry of National Education. Firstly, the article contains a short summary of implementation process, technique, core components, design, and user profiles of E-school. In the main part, it discusses how student information management in Turkey's Education has been handled before and after E-school system. Principally, it emphasizes on how collection, processing, storage, accuracy, analysis and dissemination of student data, organizational policy and productivity, planning, statistic, scalability and transparency in Turkey's National Education sector are improved after implementing E-school. In addition, it focuses on how E-school contributes to teachers, educational authorities, policy makers, students, parents also environment, Education System and Economy of Turkey.
Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi dergisi, 2012
There is a growing emphasis on the use of technology in education. For students to effectively participate in technology assisted learning, they need to be computer literate. Internet self-efficacy is a potential indicator of computer literacy. This research study discusses the factors affecting secondary school students' Internet self-efficacy, made up of general self-efficacy and communicative selfefficacy. The data used in this study is a part of a larger data set of a research project funded between 2008 and 2010. A total of 609 secondary school students from ten different schools participated in the study. A MANCOVA was run to investigate students' Internet self-efficacy scores based on several student-related factors. The results revealed that students were highly confident in their Internet self-efficacy. Daily computer use and weekly email use, in addition to having Internet connection at home, were found to be significantly predicting students' Internet self-efficacy scores. The independent variables varied in terms of which dependent variables they affect. Student grade level and gender interestingly did not have any impact on the results. As the technology integrations are becoming more apparent in Turkish public schools thorough large-scale projects like FATİH, the findings of this study will be of the essence to understand the average student profiles in terms of the confidence with the technology.
Lise öğrencileri eğitim internet kullanımı ve bunların öğrenme yaklaşımları
JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND FUTURE, 2010
This study examines the Internet usage of high school students for educational needs in respect to their learning approaches. The "learning approach" categorizes individuals as 'surface learners' and 'deep learners'. Surface learners mainly choose to rehearse and memorize the course material they work on and they acquire the information they need to learn in a disconnected way, by memorization. On the other hand, deep learners want to grasp the meaning of the course material. In the study, adapted Turkish version of Learning Process Questionnaire (LPQ) was used to determine high school students' learning approaches. 921 secondary school students were subjected and the Cronbach alpha values were 0.73 for a deep approach and 0.66 for a surface approach. According to the data obtained, surface learners use the Internet more when compared to deep learners, though they use it for non-instructional purposes. The ratios of the Internet use of deep learners for educational needs are higher when compared to those of surface learners. Ratios of the Internet use for educational needs by the students who are given assignments requiring the use of the Internet are higher.
The Experience of Internet Usage in Education. Analytical survey
2000
The UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) initiated and began in 1999 the fulfilment of the project "Internet in Education". The goal of the project is to research the current state of the problems in the use of the Internet in Education and the development on this basis of an information system, whilst accumulating data in the domain. This work is conducted within the framework of the collaborative project with CII UNESCO Sector (29/C5, 04045) and in co-operation with "University Knowledge Networks" corporation (UNICOR, Russia).
Elektron : Jurnal Ilmiah, 2013
This research is aim to describe how student use the internet in campus Automotive Engineering Department Padang State University at 2012. Descriptive Research Method was used for this research. Questionnaire was made to obtain the data. Its Questions are about the knowledge of internet facilities and use of the Internet by college students on campus. Questionnaire distributed to 138 respondents. From questionnaire data founded that 84% respondents using campus wifi hotspot for more than two days a week. About 99% of them use the internet to seek learning material to improve academic and technical knowledge. But, unfortunately Academic Information System are still not fully utilized. For example, only 9 of the respondents who have used discussion / chat online as one of a services of Academic Information System
Complexity of Integrating Computer Technologies into Education in Turkey
JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGYAND …, 2006
Integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into a centralized education system such as Turkey's depends on its successful design and application, which is an expensive and complex process. The aim of this study was to identify the issues related to integrating computer technologies into a centralized education system. Data were collected from seventeen school principals, fifteen computer coordinators, and one hundred and fifty one elementary education supervisors. The sources of data included semi-structured interviews and a survey. By using content analysis, the following ICT implementation issues were identified: infrastructure, personnel, curriculum, administration, and supervision. By improving these areas, IT classrooms will be more effective.
Web Tabanlı İçerik Geliştirme Mesleki Gelişim Programının Değerlendirilmesi
Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 2014
The aim of this study is to evaluate the professional development program on web based content development (WBCD) designed by the Ministry of National Education (MoNE). Based on the theoretical CIPP model by Stufflebeam and Guskey's levels of evaluation, the study was carried out as a case study. The study group consisted of the courses that opened in Izmir in the spring semester of 2009, in which 37 teachers and four trainers attended. Quantitative data for the study was collected by two separate questionnaire forms, while the qualitative data was gathered from focus group and individual interview forms. The quantitative data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics, while content analysis was applied to the qualitative data. The results of the study showed that the program had been designed without a needs analysis, that teachers were reluctant to implement the program, and that at the end of the program implementation, teachers had not managed to prepare web based instructional materials despite the fact that they had been included in the objectives of the program. In addition, it was found that teachers did not develop web based instructional materials for such reasons as the frequency of changes in curriculum, the ease of use of the existing/ready materials, and the perception of developing web based materials as a challenging task requiring expertise and team work. The study showed that the WBCD program could not meet its objectives, and the program was therefore found to be inadequate in encouraging teachers to integrate their instructions with technology. It was recommended that professional development programs like WBCD should be ongoing in all areas of the profession, rather than at particular periods of time.
Integrating information and communication technologies in the Turkish primary school system
British Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
The paper reports on an investigation into the 1998–2003 Phase 1 of the information and communication technologies (ICTs) component of the Basic Education Program, a major project jointly funded by the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MONE) and the World Bank designed to integrate ICT into the national primary school system. The study involved a search of the literature regarding ICT integration in primary schools, an analysis of MONE and World Bank documentation and face-to-face interviews and a questionnaire survey to gauge the experiences and views of the administrators and computer coordinators involved in the project. The findings revealed major shortcomings in the project, and the paper concludes with recommendations for addressing these shortcomings in Phase 2 of the project, which is now under way, again under the aegis of MONE and the World Bank.
The use of the internet for educational purposes
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011
The growth of the Internet in the world provides many opportunities to many people around the world in many different ways. When students are considered, the use of the Internet is mainly for social and entertainment purposes. However, it is very obvious that the Internet provides not only social connection and entertainment, but also academic and scientific information as well. Additionally, the Internet can be used as a tool to learn the latest news all around the world as well as getting any kind of information that serves different purposes such as learning more information about a hobby or health. Therefore, it can be said that the Internet is the source of spreading information quickly to a large audience and of going beyond the limitation of time and space. In the light of the above information, it is vitally important to encourage students to use this invaluable source to get any kind of information they need in their academic studies. For the reasons mentioned above, the aim of this study is look at the students' use of Internet in their academic studies. The participants are around 150 English Preparatory School students in Eastern Mediterranean University. These students have come from different countries in order to study at various departments in the university. The study is carried out in the Spring Semester of the Academic Year 2010-2011.