Investigation of Emerging Technology Usage Characteristics as Predictors of Innovativeness

Autor/inn/en	Kilicer, Kerem; Bardakci, Salih; Arpaci, Ibrahim
Titel	Investigation of Emerging Technology Usage Characteristics as Predictors of Innovativeness
Quelle	In: Contemporary Educational Technology, 9 (2018) 3, S.225-245 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1309-517X
Schlagwörter	Predictor Variables; Technology Uses in Education; Innovation; Student Characteristics; Ability Identification; Comparative Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Preservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teachers; Predictive Validity; Cognitive Mapping; Likert Scales; Questionnaires; Models; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prädiktor; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Likert-Skala; Fragebogen; Analogiemodell; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	For today's societies trying to cope with the current globally increased competition, existence of individuals who can take risks, solve problems and adopt changes an innovation has gained more importance when compared to the past. This situation brings responsibility to educational institutions for increasing the number of innovative individuals and the qualifications of these individuals. Therefore, in the process of designing and developing any kind of in-class activities which will contribute to innovativeness, it is important to determine the technology usage characteristics that can be used to define individuals who have high levels of innovativeness. The purpose of the present study was to determine the variables related to technology which will be used to discriminate between individuals who have high and low levels of innovativeness. In the study, which was carried out using the causal-comparative design, a logistic regression model was formed by using technology-related variables, and which technology-related variables managed to predict high level of innovativeness was tested. In the logistic model, the technology budget (purchases, internet, and phone bills), technology ownership (smart phones, tablets, laptops, personal computers, internet, websites, blogs), technology renewal/update time (smart phones, computers), the number of utilized internet applications and internet usage habits were analyzed as predictors. The study was conducted with 244 university students from different class grades at a state university in Turkey. The results revealed that among the variables examined, only the variables of Internet usage habit, the number of Internet applications used, blog ownership and the money spent on technology use were significant predictors. In addition, the model in which these variables were used was found to classify high and low levels of innovativeness with accuracy of 71%. Implications are discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Contemporary Educational Technology. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Yunus Emre Campus, Eskisehir 26470, Turkey. e-mail: editor@cedtech.net; Web site: http://www.cedtech.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01