A study on the relationship between pre-service teachers' information literacy skills and their attitudes towards distance education

ÖZDEMİR S. M., AKBAŞ O., Cakir R.

World Conference on Educational Sciences, Nicosia, CYPRUS, 4 - 07 February 2009, vol.1, pp.1648-1652 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 1
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.291
  • City: Nicosia
  • Country: CYPRUS
  • Page Numbers: pp.1648-1652
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper presents the relationship between pre-service teachers' information literacy skills and their attitudes towards distance education. Two questionnaires were administered to 235 pre-service teachers enrolled in the department of primary school teaching, the department of science teaching and the department of Turkish language teaching at Kirikkale University in Turkey in order to examine their attitudes and their literacy skills. Results of this study show that there is no significant relationship between participants' information literacy levels and their attitudes towards distance learning. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved