Journal Article

·2018 OPEN ACCESS

Opinions of Preservice Teachers on their Acceptance of the Use of Mobile Technologies For Teaching Purposes

İsmail Tonbuloğlu YTU , Mübin Kıyıcı

Journal of Education and Training Studies

Abstract

The study examines opinions of preservice teachers on their acceptance of the use of mobile technologies for teaching purposes. This study is a phenomenological research. Semi-structured interviews were held with 4 preservice Turkish teachers and 4 preservice Science teachers selected by criterion sampling method. The resulting themes related to opinions of the preservice teachers on their acceptance of the use of mobile technologies for teaching purposes are as follows: “Perceived Usefulness and Ease of Use”, “Intention of Use and Attitude Towards Use”, “Social Effect”, “Individual Competencies”, “Integration in Educational Environment” and “Innovation”.

Keywords

Turkish Psychology Mathematics education Technology integration Mobile device Usability Likert scale Technology acceptance model Teacher education Mobile technology Pedagogy Teaching method Computer science

Subject Areas

Mobile Learning in Education ·Information Systems ·Physical Sciences
Impact of Technology on Adolescents ·Sociology and Political Science ·Social Sciences
Education and Technology Integration ·Education ·Social Sciences

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