Individual Innovativeness

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, one of the frameworks proposed in order to popularize the use of technology in a classroom environment, has been customized and has taken the form of Web Pedagogical Content  Knowledge. The Relational Screening Model was used in this study. It aims to determine whether a profile of preservice teachers based on their “individual innovativeness” can be used
as a significant predictor in also categorizing them according to their knowledge of web technology, pedagogy, and content. A total of 170 preservice teachers studying at various departments of the Faculty of Education at a public university in Ankara, Turkey participated in the study. This study, in which Discriminant Analysis was used to determine whether this predictor is significant or not, found that teachers in the
Early Majority category had high scores in terms of pedagogical web content and general web knowledge, and that “individual innovativeness” was effective in predicting the general web and communicative web categories to which they belonged. Certain conclusion can be made regarding Web Pedagogical Content
Knowledge and future studies on this subject, based on results of the study.

There are lots of factors influencing individual innovativeness. One of these factors is seen as emotions of individuals. In this regard, the aim of this study was determined as to investigate whether or not there is influence of university students' emotional capitals on their individual innovativeness. The universe of the research is business administration undergraduate students studying at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul. In this respect, a survey was conducted with 217 business administration undergraduate students via using random sampling method. In order to measure emotional capital, Emotional Capital Inventory developed by Newman and Purse (2007) with 77-items and shortened by Newman et al. (2015) with 30-items, and to measure individual innovativeness, Individual Innovativeness Scale developed by Hurt, Joseph & Cook (1977) with 20-items was used. For data analysis, SPSS 22.0 computer program was used. In terms of data analysis, frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, factor analysis, reliability analysis, regression analysis and variance analyses were made. According to factor analysis made on Emotional Capital Inventory, there were found 6 dimensions as social awareness, self-reliance, self-awareness, relationship management, adaptability and self-management. Results of the research indicated that total emotional capital had a positive influence on total individual innovativeness. Moreover, self-reliance, relationship management and adaptability dimensions of emotional capital had positive influences on total individual innovativeness. In terms of Independent Samples T Test Analysis made according to gender variable, there was determined significant difference only for self-management dimension of emotional capital on behalf of male students. Lastly, in terms of Independent Samples T Test Analysis made according to nationality variable, there was determined significant difference only for relationship management dimension of emotional capital on behalf of Turkish students. Abstract There are lots of factors influencing individual innovativeness. One of these factors is seen as emotions of individuals. In this regard, the aim of this study was determined as to investigate whether or not there is influence of university students' emotional capitals on their individual innovativeness. The universe of the research is business administration undergraduate students studying at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul. In this respect, a survey was conducted with 217 business administration undergraduate students via using random sampling method. In order to measure emotional capital, Emotional Capital Inventory developed by Newman and Purse (2007) with 77-items and shortened by Newman et al. (2015) with 30-items, and to measure individual innovativeness, Individual Innovativeness Scale developed by Hurt, Joseph & Cook (1977) with 20-items was used. For data analysis, SPSS 22.0 computer program was used. In terms of data analysis, frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, factor analysis, reliability analysis, regression analysis and variance analyses were made. According to factor analysis made on Emotional Capital Inventory, there were found 6 dimensions as social awareness, self-reliance, self-awareness, relationship management, adaptability and self-management. Results of the research indicated that total emotional capital had a positive influence on total individual innovativeness. Moreover, self-reliance, relationship management and adaptability dimensions of emotional capital had positive influences on total individual innovativeness. In terms of Independent Samples T Test Analysis made according to gender variable, there was determined significant difference only for self-management dimension of emotional capital on behalf of male students. Lastly, in terms of Independent Samples T Test Analysis made according to nationality variable, there was determined significant difference only for relationship management dimension of emotional capital on behalf of Turkish students.