THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROSPECTIVE TEACHERSʹ COMPUTER LITERACY PERCEPTION AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS INTERNET USAGE

Computer literacy and internet usage are two prerequisites for integration of the developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) into education. This study was carried out on Azerbaijani teachers candidatesʹ attending at Azerbaijan State Pedagogy University (ASPU) to reveal their perceptions in relation to their computer literacy and their attitudes towards sub-factors of internet usage, on the basis of the variables of "department" and "frequency of computer usage". Students were administered "Personal Information Form", "Attitude towards the internet Usage Scale" and "Computer Literacy Perception Scale". Findings obtained from the study showed that computer literacy perceptions of Azerbaijani teachers candidatesʹ, based on the variable of "department", differed significantly at the level of "basic skills, programming and computer awareness" and that no significant difference was observed in "applying software skills". While student attitudes towards "enjoying use of internet for search and in teaching" factors differed at a statistically significant level; no such difference was recorded in their attitudes towards the factors of "use of internet in teaching, social interaction, communication and information exchange". It was concluded that also frequence of computer usage had effect on the computer literacy and internet usage. A positive relationship was found between "student perceptions about their computer literacy levels" and "student attitudes towards internet sub-factors", except "student perceptions about programming level" and "student attitudes towards use of internet for search".