Are teacher candidates able to use educational technologies effectively? a case study in terms of standards

The present study aims at investigating the educational technology use of teacher candidates attending education faculties in Turkey in terms of NETS*T standards. The study employed 2.566 senior teacher candidates from 7 different universities in Turkey. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the teacher candidates considered themselves to have a high level of self-efficacy with respect to educational technology standards as a whole. Considering the factors, teacher candidates reported the highest level of selfefficacy for the factor of productivity and professional practices and the lowest level of fself- efficacy for the factor of social, ethical, legal and human issues. Gender caused differences for certain factors. In addition, the department being attended was another variable that resulted in difference when the departments of the teacher candidates were taken into consideration.

Educational Technology ,

Standards ,

Teacher Education/Development ,

Student Teaching ,

National Technology Standards For Teachers ,