مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Investigation of Attitudes of University Students Towards Social Media

Abstract :

Investigating attitudes of university students regarding social media from various variables perspective is aimed in this research. Research has been conducted as a survey type descriptive study and the universe of research includes undergraduate students who study at Dicle University Ziya Gokalp Education Faculty in 2015-2016 academic year. Sample is obtained by random sampling method and includes a total of 399 undergraduate students from various departments and grade levels. The “Social Media Attitudes Scale”, that consists of 4 factors and 23 items, is used as the data collection tool. Data that is gathered in this research is analyzed by SPSS (Statistical Package of the Social Sciences) program. Research results revealed that teacher candidates show the highest level of acceptance in the “Social Isolation” dimension that includes negative items and teacher candidates show the lowest level of acceptance in the “Social Competence” dimension. It may be suggested that in order to use the social media, that has an important place in the life of today’s youth, effectively and efficiently, the “media literacy” course should be included in curricula starting from kindergarden education through lifelong learning process and it should be a compulsory course.