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Technology Literacy According to Students: What is It, Where are We and What Should We Do for Parents and Children?

Öğrencilerin Gözüyle Teknoloji Okuryazarlığı: Nedir, Neredeyiz, Aile ve Çocuklar İçin Neler Yapmalı?

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27–34
Publication Date
2022-11-03
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Students also made a recommendationfor parents and children to get education on technology, to acquire further information and to keepa close track on technology.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Nowadays, there is a swift transformation in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) andall technological devices and tools affect our lives both on an individual and societal level with theirinnovations.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study designed qualitatively, the opinions of 25 students from theDepartment of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies about the term technologicalliteracy are collected.
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Conclusion & Impact:Students also made a recommendationfor parents and children to get education on technology, to acquire further information and to keepa close track on technology.
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Nowadays, there is a swift transformation in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) andall technological devices and tools affect our lives both on an individual and societal level with theirinnovations. Especially such technological devices as computers, mobile phones and tablet PCsrequire us to know how to use these technologies efficiently, therefore aiming to make their use andthe lives of individuals and societies much easier. In this view, the concept of technology literacycomes to the prominence. In this study designed qualitatively, the opinions of 25 students from theDepartment of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies about the term technologicalliteracy are collected. A definition is made using these concepts while students define technologicalliteracy as becoming aware and following, ability to use, problem solving and benefiting from its usein social life. In addition to that, students stated negative opinions about the society in which theylive. They stated that there is an unconscious and purposeless or limited technology use even thoughthe use of technology differs to a great extent in terms of age. Students also made a recommendationfor parents and children to get education on technology, to acquire further information and to keepa close track on technology.

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Günümüzde ICT lerde hızlı bir dönüşüm yaşanmakta, yenilik olarak karşımıza çıkan teknolojik araçlarve ürünler bireysel ve toplumsal olarak yaşamı etkilemektedir. Özellikle bilgisayar, cep telefonu, tabletPC gibi çoğu teknolojik araç, bu teknolojilerin etkin bilinmesini, kullanımını ve bu sayede bireylerin vetoplumun yaşamının kolaylaştırılmasını amaçlamaktadır. Bu kapsamda teknoloji okuryazarlığı kavramıön plana çıkmaktadır. Bu araştırmada nitel olarak desenlenen bu araştırmada 25 bilgisayaröğretmenliği bölümü öğrencisinin görüşleri ile teknoloji okuryazarlığı kavramı ele alınmıştır. Öğrencilerteknoloji okuryazarlığını teknolojiden haberdar olma ve takip etme, kullanabilme, problem çözme vesosyal yaşamda yararlanabilme boyutları ile değerlendirmiş, bu değerlendirmelerden yola çıkılarak dabir tanıma ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca öğrencilerin, içinde yaşadıkları toplumu olumsuz biçimde değerlendirdiğisonucu dikkat çekmiştir. Daha çok bilinçsiz ve amaçsız ya da sınırlı düzeyde bir teknoloji kullanımınınvar olduğu, buna karşın yaşa göre kullanımın farklılaştığı değerlendirmesinde bulunmuşlardır.Öğrenciler ailelere ve çocuklara yönelik teknolojiler konusunda eğitim alma ve bilgilendirilmenin,ayrıca teknolojinin yakından takip edilmesinin önemini dile getirmişlerdir.

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ŞAHİN, Y. L., COKLAR, A. N. (2022). Technology Literacy According to Students: What is It, Where are We and What Should We Do for Parents and Children?. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 2, 27–34. https://ajindex.com/articles/617105

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