Investigation of Computer Use Skills and Computer Attitudes of Teachers with Different Disability Groups

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the computer usage skills and attitudes towards computers of teachers from different disability groups. The population of the study consists of individuals with different disabilities in Samsun. The sample group consists of a total of 200 teachers, 85 male and 115 female, who have any disability. Computer Use Skills and Attitudes Towards Computers Scale and Personal Information Form were used to collect the data. SPSS 28.0 program was used to analyze the data. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to determine the normality of the obtained data, and Independent Sample T-Test and ANOVA test were used to compare the variables. There is no significant difference (p>0.05) between men and women in the types of disabilities in the comparison of computer usage skills and attitudes towards computer of teachers in different disability groups according to gender. In the comparison of computer usage skills and attitudes towards computers of teachers in different disability groups according to the place of work, there is a significant difference between the teachers working in the province and district center in Hearing-Visually Impaired and Other Disabilities in Computer Usage Opportunities (p<0.05). In addition, there is a significant difference between teachers with other disabilities working in the provincial center and district in the level of use in schools (p<0.05). In the comparison of computer use skills and attitudes towards computers of teachers in different disability groups according to age, there is a significant difference between the age groups of teachers with unclassifiable disabilities in the sub-dimensions of Available Facilities, Computer Use Facilities and Level of Use in Schools (p<0.05). As a result, in the comparison of computer usage skills and attitudes towards computer of teachers in different disability groups according to age, it was determined that there was a significant difference between the age groups of teachers with unclassifiable disabilities in the sub-dimensions of Available Facilities, Computer Usage Facilities and Level of Use in Schools. In the comparison of computer usage skills and attitudes towards computers of teachers in different disability groups according to the place of work, a significant difference was found between the teachers working in the province and district center in Hearing-Visually Impaired and Other Disabled in Computer Usage Facilities. In the comparison of computer usage skills and attitudes towards computers of teachers in different disability groups according to gender, it was determined that there was no significant difference between men and women.