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ERIC Number: ED603528
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 13
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Student Readiness for Technology Enhanced History Education in Turkish High Schools
Turan, Ibrahim
Online Submission, Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences v5 p94-106 2010
This study examined whether the Turkish high school social sciences major students would feel adequate and fit in a technology-enhanced educational environment, particularly in history classrooms. To this extent, this study investigated high school students' level of proficiency in technology-use and their attitudes toward the use of educational technologies in classrooms. The data for this study was collected using Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (LSI Version-3) and a 27-item Technology Questionnaire. The results revealed that from the point of proficiency and attitude Turkish high school social sciences major students have the essential technology skills and knowledge to feel adequate in a technology-enhanced learning environment. They also have positive attitudes toward use of educational technologies in history classrooms. Therefore they seem to be ready for technology-enhanced instruction.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Grade 10; Grade 11
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning Style Inventory
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