The Relationship between Information Literacy and Attitude towards Information Technology (with emphasis on the Internet and computer) with self-regulation of student teachers: Case study Farhangian University of Gorgan

Subject Areas : Infomartion Technology

Alireza Badele ¹ , Mojtaba Tajari ² , Tayyebe Tajari ³

1 - دانشگاه فرهنگیان گرگان
2 - Education, Higher Education, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Imam Khomeini Campus, Gorgan, Iran

Received: 2019-02-23 Accepted : 2019-02-23 Published : 2018-11-22

Keywords: information literacy, Farhangian University, Educational Self-regulatory, Attitude towards Information Technology,

Abstract :

the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between information literacy and attitude towards information technology (with an emphasis on the Internet and computer) with academic self-regulation. The statistical population of this study consisted of 654 B.A. students of educational science from 2015 to 2017 Farhangian University of Gorgan, which 242 of them were selected according to the table of Krejci and Morgan, by systematic random sampling. Data was collected using academic self-regulation questionnaires (ASQ), information literacy measurement questionnaire and attitude towards information technology questionnaire. Also, the data were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. The findings showed that Today, computer learners are regarded as an essential part of their learning process and believe that the existence of the computer and its associated technologies has become an integral part of the learning process. Among the 5 components of information literacy, only the component of information exchange has a positive and significant relationship with academic self-regulation; moreover, both components of attitude toward information technology showed a positive and significant relationship with academic self-regulation.