Abstract
Investigation of Attitudes of 8th Grade Students towards Information Technologies
The purpose of this research is to examine to attitudes of primary school students towards to information technologies. In this study, the attitude scale was used which the writer developed for information technologies. The attitude scale consists of four sub-dimensions such as indifferences, dependency, anxiety and interest. 966 students studying in the second term of 2011-2012 educational year in the central district border of Malatya province constitute the sample of this research. At the end of the research, students attitude toward information technologies scale of indifference and anxiety sub-dimension scores to be relatively moderate, besides dependency and interest sub-dimension is intermediate scores indicate that students have positive attitudes towards information technology.
Keywords
Information technologies, attitude, primary education curriculum, students, primary schools.
