Exploring of the Relationship between Individual Innovativeness and Techno-pedagogical Education Competencies of Pre-service Teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between the individual innovativeness of preservice teachers and their competencies in techno-pedagogical education. The sample group for the research
comprised a total of 389 pre-service teachers, 288 of which were female (74%) and 101 (26%) of which were
male, selected from the senior students of 10 different teacher training programs in the Faculty of Education of
Trakya University during the spring term of the 2011–2012 academic year. The “Techno-pedagogical
Education Competency Scale” developed by Kabakçı Yurdakul, Odabaşı, Kılıçer, Çoklar, Birinci and Kurt
(2012), and the “Individual Innovativeness” scale developed by Hurt, Joseph and Cook (1977) and adopted into
Turkish culture by Kılıçer and Odabaşı (2010), were used for the research. The results showed that the
individual innovativeness of the pre-service teachers fell under the “early-majority” category; while no
significant difference was found between individual innovativeness and competency in techno-pedagogical
education with the gender variable. It was determined from the research that the techno-pedagogical education
competencies of the pre-service teachers were in the “advanced” level. The findings of the research revealed a
positive and moderate relationship between the individual innovativeness of pre-service teachers and their
competency in techno-pedagogical education.