Internet Addiction Levels and Problem-Solving Skills in the Teaching Profession: An Investigation

Autor/in	Ibili, Emin
Titel	Internet Addiction Levels and Problem-Solving Skills in the Teaching Profession: An Investigation
Quelle	In: Acta Didactica Napocensia, 10 (2017) 4, S.93-107 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2065-1430
Schlagwörter	Internet; Addictive Behavior; Problem Solving; Self Efficacy; Preservice Teachers; Statistical Analysis; Correlation; Gender Differences; Athletics; Likert Scales; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problemlösen; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Leichtathletik; Likert-Skala; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	In this research, the relationship between Internet addiction levels among teaching candidates and their problem-solving aptitude and self-efficacy perceptions towards the teaching profession was investigated. In addition, the effects of gender, department, Internet use and sporting habits on the Internet addiction, problem-solving skills and self-efficacy perceptions among teaching candidates were examined. The sample in this study comprised final-grade teaching candidates who were in the graduation phase. Statistical analysis of the data was conducted with the SPSS 22.0 computer program. According to the results, there was a moderate negative relationship between the Internet addiction level among the teaching candidates and weak self-efficacy perceptions and problem-solving skills, while there was a positively higher correlation between self-efficacy perceptions and problem-solving skills in the sample. Male subjects' Internet addiction levels were significantly higher than those of their female counterparts. However, no gender influence was observed on the problem-solving skills of prospective teachers and their proficiency regarding professional competence. The use of the Internet for entertainment purposes influenced problem-solving skills among teaching candidates to a negative extent, resulting in Internet dependency. Teaching candidates who used the Internet for research purposes, however, showed a higher level of proficiency and problem-solving skills appropriate to their profession and lower Internet addiction levels. Engaging in regular sporting activities was found to reduce teaching candidates' Internet addiction levels and positively affect problem-solving skills. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01