Comparison of the attitudes of the pre-service teachers from SESMTE and SESSTE departments against computer use (The case of Mugla University, Turkey)

Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive study conducted according to survey model is to determine the attitudes of pre-service teachers from the department of secondary education science and mathematics teacher education (SESMTE) and from the department of secondary education social sciences teacher education (SESSTE) towards computer use and compare the attitudes in relation to program type, gender, academic achievement, and scores from the Academic and Post-graduate education exam (APEE). The present study was conducted among 112 pre-service teachers (39 from SESMTE and 73 from SESSTE) studying at the education faculty of Mu la University in 2009-2010 academic year. The data of the present study were obtained through Scale of Attitudes towards Computer (SAC). The data were analyzed by calculating frequencies, percentages and by conducting t-test and One-Way Anova. The analyses revealed that there is no significant difference between the attitudes of the pre-service teachers from SESMTE and those of the pre-service teachers from SESSTE, but the pre-service teachers from SESMTE have more positive attitudes towards computer.