DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AMONG PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHING MAJORS

The aim of this study is to examine whether the digital citizenship levels of physical education teacher candidates differ according to their gender, grade level, and perceived computer skills and whether there is a relationship between the candidates' digital citizenship levels and ages and daily internet use levels. 171 teacher candidates with an average age of 21.96 participated in the research. The Demographic Information Form, which included questions about gender, age, grade level, perceived computer skill level, and daily internet usage time, and the Digital Citizenship Scale were used to collect data. The findings revealed that the digital citizenship levels of candidates did not differ according to gender and grade level but differed according to perceived computer skill levels, and the digital citizenship levels of candidates who perceive their computer skills as high were higher than the digital citizenship level of candidates who perceive their computer skills as low. In addition, there was no significant relationship between the digital citizenship levels of the candidates who perceived their computer skills at high or low levels, their age, and daily internet use time. As a result, the effective variable in the digital citizenship levels examined in physical education teacher candidates was the perceived computer skill level.