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Firat, Mehmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
This is an explanatory mixed-method study that analyzes the relationship between the variables of students' self-control and Facebook usage. TIME's online Facebook calculator and the Brief Self-Control Scale are used for data collection. The research participants are 60 students in a department of computer education and instructional technology…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Self Control, Social Media, College Students
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Firat, Mehmet – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2013
With the beginning of the second half of the past century, advances in Information and Communication Technologies had unprecedented influence deeply felt in all social structures. The effects were so much widespread that the differences in technology use have created a huge gap between generations in terms of everyday life and lifestyle. As a…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Usability, Generational Differences, Time Management
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Firat, Mehmet; Sakar, A. Nurhan; Kabakci Yurdakul, Isil – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2016
One of the most important features which e-learning tools and environments must possess within the scope of lifelong learning is self-directed learning, which can be considered as a form of self-learning. The aim of this study was to determine, based on the views and recommendations of experts, interface design principles for the development of…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Internet, Independent Study, Adult Students