Seçmeli bilgisayar dersi ve bilgisayar öz-yeterlik algısının 8. sınıf öğrencilerinin seçmek istedikleri mesleklerle ilişkisi

The main purpose of this study was to identify the relationships among elementary school elective computer courses, perceived computer self-efficacy and the career aspirations of eight-graders. Participants were 2040 eight-graders from 15 different cities of Turkey. Of these participants 49% were girls, 51% were boys; 75% were taking elective computer courses, and 25% did not take any elective computer course in their elementary education period. Two instruments were used in this study; the Student’s Personal Information and Career Interests Sheet and the Computer Self-Efficacy Scale. Results showed that only 8.6% of the students reported an interest in pursuing a career in computer-related fields in the first choice, 6.6% reported in the second choice and 4.9% reported in the third choice. Results of chi-square analyses showed that students who had taken elective computer courses and students who had not taken an elective computer course as well as girls and boys differed significantly in their reported technology-related career interests. Besides, as might be expected, students with low and high computer self-efficacy differed significantly in their reported technology-related career interests. Results

Computer course ,

Computer self-efficacy ,

Career aspiration ,

School subject preference ,