Analysis of Technology Perceptions of Secondary School Students through Pictures

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the aim of secondary school students' technology perceptions through pictures and the documents they describe. 35 students attending a secondary school in Elazığ participated in the research. In order to determine the perceptions of the students towards technology, data were gathered via pictures and the documents they describe and the obtained data were analyzed by content analysis techniques. As a result of the research, it has been observed that technological tools such as computers, mobile phones and televisions features prominently in the pictures drawn by 6th grade students. It is also determined that the pictures drawn by boys and girls are not different. Nevertheless, it was found that there was a statistically significant relationship between gender and perceptions of students' perceptions of the benefits of technology, but no significant relationship was found between perceptions of technology's perceptions of harm. In order to better understand the impact of the changing technological world, it is recommended that these technologies be further investigated to focus on catching up with children's perceptions and perspectives.

Keywords

• ortaokul öğrencileri
• resim
• teknoloji algısı