The Effect of Online Collaboration Environment on Prospective Teachers’ Attitude and the Evaluation of Their Opinions

The Effect of Online Collaboration Environment on Prospective Teachers’ Attitude and the Evaluation of Their Opinions

Nesrin Özsoy, Serife Ak, Deniz Özen, Yusuf Yilmaz
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 9
ISSN: 1937-9633|EISSN: 1937-9641|EISBN13: 9781613506653|DOI: 10.4018/jea.2011010105
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Özsoy, Nesrin, et al. "The Effect of Online Collaboration Environment on Prospective Teachers’ Attitude and the Evaluation of Their Opinions." IJEA vol.3, no.1 2011: pp.38-46. http://doi.org/10.4018/jea.2011010105

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Özsoy, N., Ak, S., Özen, D., & Yilmaz, Y. (2011). The Effect of Online Collaboration Environment on Prospective Teachers’ Attitude and the Evaluation of Their Opinions. International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA), 3(1), 38-46. http://doi.org/10.4018/jea.2011010105

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Özsoy, Nesrin, et al. "The Effect of Online Collaboration Environment on Prospective Teachers’ Attitude and the Evaluation of Their Opinions," International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA) 3, no.1: 38-46. http://doi.org/10.4018/jea.2011010105

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Abstract

This study examines the use of Moodle assisted online collaboration environment in a Special Teaching Techniques class. In this paper, the authors investigate the effect of Moodle assisted online collaboration on prospective secondary mathematics teachers’ attitudes toward the use of the Internet and evaluate the prospective teachers’ opinions regarding the process. The method of this study is one grouped pre-test post-test model. The 30 participants of secondary mathematics education without thesis program are the study group of this research. The special mathematics teaching techniques class supported lessons with the help of the Moodle environment for 9 weeks. After the process, no significant difference existed in the attitudes of the prospective mathematics teachers toward Internet usage. However, according to the interviews, the teachers said they found the process advantageous and favorable and want further implementations in other classes.

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