A Cross Cultural Perspective on Information Communication Technologies Learning Survey

• Published in: Technology, knowledge and learning knowledge and learning, 2015-07, Vol.20 (2), p.159-168
• Main Authors: Ilgaz, Hale, Mazman, Sacide Güzin, Altun, Arif
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Access to Information; Age Differences; Cognitive Development; Collaboration; College Students; Creativity and Arts Education; Cultural Differences; Digital Learning; Distance learning; Education; Educational Objectives; Educational Technology; Evaluation Methods; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Information communication; Information literacy; Information Seeking; Information seeking behavior; Information sharing; Information Skills; Information sources; Internet; Keywords; Learning and Instruction; Mathematics Education; Research Methodology; Researchers; Science Education; Search engines; Search strategies; Social Media; Social networks; Students; Surveys; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Test Validity; Translation; Turkey; Turkish; Undergraduate Students
• ISSN: 2211-1662; 2211-1670
• DOI: 10.1007/s10758-015-9257-5

Information behavior has been at the core of researchers’ interest for a long time. According to researches attention in the field of information research has shifted over the years from a dominant interest in the use of channels and sources to an emphasis on the encountering and seeking of information and the interpretation of meaning from that information. However, measuring this disposition to seek and its related skills is a challenge. In this study, the Information Seeking Strategies Scale was adapted to the Turkish language. The results indicated that (a) the scale could be used in Turkish settings by removing two items, (b) ICT tools are employed for information seeking rather than information sharing by Turkish college students who participated in this study, and (c) no gender or grade differences were observed. Further recommendations are discussed.