Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of preparing a sample WebQuest, which is a Computer Based Education material, on attitudes of prospective classroom teachers toward using Computer Based Education. This study employed the single group pretest-posttest design. The study group included 112 freshman students who had enrolled in the Classroom Teaching Undergraduate Program of a public university and received the “Computer II” course. Participation was on voluntary basis. The study group continued the Computer II course for 14 weeks.The study was carried out for 14 weeks within the scope of the Computer II course. Each week, prospective teachers received 2 hours of theory and 2 hours of practice. “The Personal Information Form” and “The Attitude Scale towards Computer Based Education” developed by Arslan in 2006 were used for data collection. Based on findings, it can be said that basic WebQuest training had a positive effect on attitudes of prospective classroom teachers toward using Computer Based Education, gender had a positive and significant effect on attitudes of prospective classroom teachers toward using Computer Based Education, owning a personal computer did not have a significant effect on attitudes of prospective classroom teachers toward using Computer Based Education and academic average did not have a significant effect on attitudes of prospective classroom teachers toward using Computer Based Education.

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