ERIC Number: EJ1192934
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 14
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ISSN: EISSN-2289-2990
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Primary School Students' Perceptions of Technology
Balkan Kiyici, Fatime
Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, v6 n4 p53-66 2018
It was aimed with this study to identify primary school fourth-grade students' perceptions of technology. The study was designed as phenomenology method. The participants of the research were composed of 58 primary school fourth-grade students attending to a public school. The research data were obtained through picture drawing, metaphors, Word Association Test, and semi-structured interviews. The findings showed that the students had similar perceptions of technology and they associated the concept of technology rather with higher tech products. They also defined technology as things that make things easier and emphasized that it has positive and negative aspects.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes, Information Technology, Handheld Devices, Television, Robotics, Equipment, Technology
University of Malaya Faculty of Education. Kuala Lumpur 50603 Malaysia. e-mail: info@mojet.net; Web site: http://www.mojet.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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