Comparison of Turkish and US Pre-Service Teachers' Web 2.0 Tools Usage Characteristics

Autor/inn/en	Kiyici, Mubin; Akyeampong, Albert; Balkan Kiyici, Fatime
Titel	Comparison of Turkish and US Pre-Service Teachers' Web 2.0 Tools Usage Characteristics
Quelle	In: Digital Education Review, (2013) 23, S.74-98 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2013-9144
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Web 2.0 Technologies; Preservice Teachers; Learning Processes; Student Surveys; Student Teacher Attitudes; Cognitive Style; Student Characteristics; Study Habits; Computer Uses in Education; Internet; Social Networks; Gender Differences; Electronic Publishing; Access to Computers; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Analysis; Computer Mediated Communication; Turkey; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Learning process; Lernprozess; Schülerbefragung; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Study behavior; Study behaviour; Studienverhalten; Computernutzung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Geschlechterkonflikt; Elektronisches Publizieren; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Computerkonferenz; Türkei; USA
Abstract	As the Internet and computer develop, the world is changing dramatically and fantastically. Usage of technological tools is increased day by day in daily life besides ICT. All the technological tools shape individual behavior, life style and learning style as well as individual lives. Today's child use different tools and different way to socialize. Most of the educational institutions support their education with Web and Web 2.0 applications. Pre-service teachers are the people who use technology in their learning experience and the people who use technology in their teaching experience. In this research Web 2.0 habits of pre-service teachers from Turkey and US was studied. And results show that Turkish participants use more frequently Web 2.0 tools than US participants. Especially Turkish male participants who have blog account and who have microblog account use more frequently Web 2.0 tools in learning and entertainment activities. (Contains 13 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Universitat de Barcelona. Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron 171, Edifici Llevant P3, Barcelona, 08035 Spain. e-mail: der@greav.net; Web site: http://greav.ub.edu/der
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10