CEIT Teacher Candidates’ Attitude toward Online Collaborative Learning and Their Opinions

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the Computer Education and Instructional Technology (CEIT)
teacher candidates’ attitude toward online collaborative learning. This research is conducted both qualitatively and
quantitatively. The study sample consists of 599 CEIT teacher candidates for quantitative data and 16 CEIT teacher
candidates for qualitative data. The “Online Cooperative Learning Attitude Scale” developed by the researcher and 3
open–ended questions were used for data gathering. The scores were subjected to arithmetic means, standard deviation,
t-test, one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and LSD test (p<0.05). As a result: CEIT Teacher Candidates have high
level attitude toward online collaborative learning. Gender does not affect attitude, but experience affects it. According
to students; online collaborative learning activates not only improve academic achievement, but also individual
development in case each individual fulfills their responsibilities. According to this, it can be recommended that online
collaborative learning activities might be used in teaching-learning environments as often as possible.