Satisfaction State of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies Students: Karadeniz Technical University Case

Abstract

The principal aim of the present study is to determine the satisfaction level of prospective computer teachers being educated at Computer Education and Instructional Technologies (CEIT) department. The sample group of the study was 112 students (44 female, 68 male) registered to CEIT department at Karadeniz Technical University Fatih Faculty of Education in fall term of 2008-2009 academic year. The data of the study were collected through “Student Satisfaction Scale” developed by the researcher as a four-part scale. The data coming from the scale were analyzed with SPSS 17 software package. In the data analysis part, the frequencies and percentiles coming from the scale were determined and multi-variable variance analysis (MANOVA) was conducted. Wilk’s Lambda test was also conducted in order to determine the validity of allover model. According to the results, there was no difference between satisfaction levels depending on gender independent variable. There was significant difference between the satisfaction scores of 1st year and 4th year students (In favour of 1st year students). The data obtained from the sub-factors were presented in the study.