Özet:

We use the internet, which is an important part in today’s life, in all areas and we see many benefits but when individuals lose control when they use the internet, when they use the internet unlimited and unconscious, many disadvantages arise. People who are unable to consciously use the Internet have been found to have communication disorders, focus problems, and overall health levels being deteriorated. In the field of education, the use of the internet is also widespread for students to grow in accordance with the digital age, to effectively use the channels of access to the correct information, to reach a qualified information network as content and process in the field they need. It has been important to determine how people who are the teachers of the future frequently use the internet in the field of education is perceived, how often it is applied, and how long it is used. The main objective of this study is to determine whether the status of the internet use and the views of the internet use of the teacher candidates differ according to the various variables. According to the screening model, the study used the Internet Addiction Scale, adapted to the Turkish language by Bayraktar (2001). The research was conducted in the 2016-2017 educational year with 285 teachers candidates who studied in the last class of the University of Inönü Education Faculty. The analysis of the statistical program has found that the level of internet addiction of teachers has been influenced by the variables of gender, section, status of internet connection, status of computer ownership and status of any social network membership.