The Relationship Between Classroom Teachers’ Classroom Management Skills and Technology Use

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between classroom management skills andtechnology use of classroom teachers. The study is based on relational research model. The study consisted of519 teachers working in primary schools in Ankara. Data is collected through “Classroom Management SkillsScale” developed by Baloğlu (2001) and “Technology Use Scale” developed by Akpınar (2003). To analyze thedata, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test,Pearson Moments bidirectional correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis techniques were used.According to the findings of the study, there is not a significant difference in the classroom management in classsize; however, there is a significant difference in experience. There is not a significant difference in thetechnology use, experience and class size. Also findings of this study show that, there is a positive, meaningfuland at mid-level relationship between classroom management skills and technology use.