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International Journal of Innovative Approaches in Social Sciences 2023, Vol 7(4) 173-183

High School Students' Perspectives about Using Digital Technologies in Education: DigiSchools Project

Fatih Ermez • Vahap Çetin • Ebru Yılmaz İnce • Murat İnce
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Article Type
Research article
Publication Date
December 31, 2023
Pages
173-183
DOI
10.29329/ijiasos.2023.628.2

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine high school students' perspectives on the use of digital technologies in education. There are 17 items in the questionnaire, these items are represented by 2 themes: "To what extent do you disagree or agree with the following statements about using of digital technologies in schools” and “How often do you engage in these digital learning activities”. The questionnaire questions were prepared by examining survey studies in this field. There are 17 items in the questionnaire, these items are represented by 2 themes: "What extent do you disagree or agree with the following statements about using of digital technologies in schools” (1-5 Likert) and “How often do you engage in these digital learning activities” (1-3 Likert; never-often) which were developed in order to examine students' perspectives on the use of digital technologies in education. The scale items were evaluated using mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage and Anova analyses. Students' perspectives on the use of digital technologies differences by country and usage frequency were analyzed. It has been determined that student participation in the survey items is high. Because of the positive content of the survey items, their opinions about the use of digital technologies in education are positive.

Keywords: Digital technologies pandemic process students’ perspectives DigiSchools Project
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Ermez, F., Çetin, V., Yılmaz İnce, E., & İnce, M. (2023). High School Students' Perspectives about Using Digital Technologies in Education: DigiSchools Project. International Journal of Innovative Approaches in Social Sciences, 7(4), 173-183. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijiasos.2023.628.2

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