This study aims to determine the overt and covert patterns that teachers’ and prospective teachers’ views on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) instruments contain by using the method of data mining. The study group was composed of 192 prospective teachers attending a state university in Ankara, Turkey and 101 teachers working in Ankara-all of whom took part in the study on the basis of volunteering. Teachers’ and prospective teachers’ views were obtained by means of a scale. Clustering and association rules - algorithms for data mining - were applied to the data collected, and thus the frequently held patterns for teachers’ and prospective teachers’ views on ICT instruments were found. Consequently, cluster analysis suggested that prospective teachers considered themselves more competent than teachers in terms of computer skills but that teachers were the group having the most positive views. In addition to this, the results of association rules analysis indicated that the prospective teachers and teachers held the opinion that ICT instruments added variety to the teaching-learning process and ensured students’ focusing their attention on lessons, also stated that using ICT instruments would increase students’ participation in classes.

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通过描述性数据挖掘分析教师和准教师对信息和通信技术的看法

本研究旨在通过数据挖掘的方法，确定教师和准教师对信息和通信技术（ICT）工具的使用所包含的公开和秘密模式。该研究小组由192名在土耳其安卡拉的一所国立大学就读的准教师和101名在安卡拉工作的教师组成，他们全部都是在志愿服务的基础上参加研究的。教师和准教师的观点是通过量表获得的。将聚类和关联规则（用于数据挖掘的算法）应用于所收集的数据，从而找到了教师和准教师对ICT工具的看法经常使用的模式。所以，聚类分析表明，就计算机技能而言，准教师认为自己比教师更有能力，但教师是最有积极见解的群体。除此之外，关联规则分析的结果表明，准教师和教师认为ICT工具为教学过程增加了多样性，并确保学生将注意力集中在课程上，还指出使用ICT工具会增加学生参加课程。