THE EFFECT OF COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET ON THE READING HABIT OF TEACHER CANDIDATES
Dr. Nilgun Tosun
Trakya University
Abstract
In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of computer and internet on teacher
candidates’ reading habits. For this purpose, the convenient answers were sought
to the following questions: Is there a relationship between the gender of the students
and the reading printed newspaper or newspapers on the electronic media on a regular
basis every day?, Is there a relationship between the gender of the students and
reading the books such as novels, poetry, etc., beside the coursebooks and newspapers?,
Is there an association between the reasons of having their own computers and not
reading the printed daily newspapers?, Is there a relationship between the types
of their computers and not reading the printed daily newspapers?, Is there a relationship
between the types of computers of the students and reading the books like novels,
poetry, etc., beside the coursebooks and newspapers?, Is there a relationship between
the living spaces of the students (home, dormitory, hostels, etc) and the reasons
for not reading daily printed newspapers?. This study was realized with 405 teacher
candidates. According to the findings, the ratio of daily newspaper reading habit
of male students is higher than the female students’. Female students read the books
more often other than coursebooks and newspapers. Students who have their own computer
and internet connection prefer to read internet news portals and TV instead of reading
the printed newspapers. More than half of those who have their own computers regularly
read printed or electronic newspaper every day. While all of the teacher candidates
who have tablet state that they don’t read daily printed newspapers since they do
not have money to devote to a daily newspaper, only 40% of them read novels, poetry
except coursebooks and newspapers. 36.23% of the students who have internet connection
in their places, 33.33% of the students who don’t have internet connection where
they live state that they can watch the news available in the printed newspapers
on TV. Additionally, because 37.68% of the students who have internet connection,
and 11.11% of the students who don’t have it state that they can read the news available
in the newspapers on the news portals on the internet, they don’t read printed daily
newspapers.
Keywords
Teacher training, Reading habit, Teacher candidates, Reading and computer, Reading
and internet.
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