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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