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ERIC Number: EJ1232141
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 23
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ISSN: EISSN-1949-4289
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Detecting the Opinions of the Secondary School Administrators Regarding the Use of Mobile Technologies for Educational Purposes
Ira, Nejat; Gecer, Aynur; Colak, Ismail
Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, v14 n3 p290-311 Sep 2019
The goal of this research is to detect the opinions of secondary school administrators regarding the use of mobile technologies for educational purposes. 15 secondary school administrators form the participants of this research. The data of the research are collected in the fall semester of the 2017-2018 educational year. The work is designed through the qualitative research model. The personal information form and the semi-structured interview form are prepared by the researcher while collecting the data. The data obtained have been resolved by using the content analysis method. According to the obtained findings from this research; secondary school administrators have expressed that they use mobile learning in their teaching practices "in need of momentary information", "momentary communication", and "in the transfer of the audiovisual data used in the courses to the smart board". The administrators have expressed that while choosing the mobile technologies they take into account the content of the course and the features of the action which is going to take place during the course. It has been stated that with the use of mobile tools for educational purposes, there has been seen positive changes in the teaching activities and that the courses has started continuing more effectively and efficiently, and that they benefit from the audiovisual materials more during the course, and that by moving away from the traditional teaching method the student starts learning more active and enjoys.
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://epasr.penpublishing.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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