%0 Journal Article
%T A study on the perceptions of Turkish teacher candidates about digital badges
%A Ahmet Basal
%A Naime Elcan Kaynak
%A Talat Aytan
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%D 2019
%X In parallel with the developments in technology, the use of various technological tools in educational environments has become widespread. Recently, the number of studies on digital badges is on the increase due to their possible contributions to student motivation and their potential of use as an alternative assessment. The majority of these studies are descriptive and suggestive studies that layout the theoretical framework rather than experimental studies. The current research has been carried out to contribute to the lack in this area. Within the scope of the study, 48 students who were studying at the Turkish Language Teaching program in a state university were sent digital badges for their in-class performances viaEdmodo, a learning management system. After fourteen weeks of application, a 13-item questionnaire and accompanying 4 open-ended questions was applied to determine the perceptions of the participants about digital badges. Based on the analysis of the quantitative that it was found that participants have positive perceptions towards the use of digital badges. Based on the content analysis to the qualitative data, themes were emerged on the advantages and disadvantages of digital badges. The current research is important since it experiments on the use of digital badges, determines the perceptions of the teachers about the use of digital badges and provides suggestions about the application
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/rumelide/issue/44047/540989