Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research
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Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research 2023, Vol. 18(1) 129-144

Investigation of the Relationship between Individual Innovation Profiles of Special Education Teacher Candidates and Their Tendency towards the Use of Technology in Class

Nergiz Atak & Cansu Çaka

pp. 129 - 144   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2023.525.6

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between the individual innovativeness profiles of special education teacher candidates and their tendencies towards technology use in the lesson. The study group of the research designed in the survey model consists of 194 special education teacher candidates. Research data were obtained with 'Personal Information Form', 'Individual Innovativeness Scale', and 'Scale of Tendency towards the Use of Technology in Class'. Descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. The research will contribute to the literature by revealing the relationship between the individual innovativeness profiles of special education teacher candidates and their tendencies towards the use of technology in the course, and the findings will be guiding for relevant individuals and institutions in terms of both research to be made in the field of innovation and professional development of special education teachers in terms of their professional development is considered.

Keywords: Individual innovation, special education, technology integration

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Atak, N., & Caka, C. (2023). Investigation of the Relationship between Individual Innovation Profiles of Special Education Teacher Candidates and Their Tendency towards the Use of Technology in Class. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 18(1), 129-144. https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2023.525.6

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Atak, N. and Caka, C. (2023). Investigation of the Relationship between Individual Innovation Profiles of Special Education Teacher Candidates and Their Tendency towards the Use of Technology in Class. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 18(1), pp. 129-144.

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Atak, Nergiz and Cansu Caka (2023). "Investigation of the Relationship between Individual Innovation Profiles of Special Education Teacher Candidates and Their Tendency towards the Use of Technology in Class". Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research 18 (1):129-144. https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2023.525.6

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