Faculty Attitudes towards Computer Assisted Instruction at the University of Gaziantep

Abstract

This study aims at revealing faculty attitudes towards computer assisted instruction at University of Gaziantep, Turkey in a multifaceted way. Additionally, it tries to determine underlying factors that shape these  attitudes. After a pilot study, the questionnaire was applied to a sample population of 145 faculty that were chosen randomly. The results revealed that faculty attitudes towards computer assisted insruction are positive. Age, sex, teaching experience, level of proficiency in English and computer usage skills have no or little effects over these attitudes.According to the results of the study, faculty who have prior knowledge on computers expose rather positive attitudes towards computers in education.Another important outcome of the study is the existence of a gender gap in terms of computer assisted instruction.Although there seems to be no difference between male and female faculty concerning their background education regarding computers, male faculty feel confident about the matter, whereas female faculty feel uncomfortable about using computers in their lessons.