Opinions of Prospective Social Studies Teachers on the Use of Information Technologies in Teaching Geographical Subjects

Autor/in	Akengin, Hamza
Titel	Opinions of Prospective Social Studies Teachers on the Use of Information Technologies in Teaching Geographical Subjects
Quelle	In: Journal of Instructional Psychology, 35 (2008) 2, S.126-139 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-1956
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Interviews; Elementary Education; Teaching Methods; Content Analysis; Social Studies; Information Technology; Educational Technology; Technology Integration; Computer Assisted Instruction; Geography Instruction; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elementarunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Inhaltsanalyse; Gemeinschaftskunde; Informationstechnologie; Unterrichtsmedien; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Ausland; Fragebogen; Türkei
Abstract	Use of information technologies in the field of geography, one of the important disciplines that comprise the social studies course, contributes to rendering abstract phenomena and concepts concrete in terms of primary education students, thereby increases their interest in social studies. In this context, the basic purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of information technologies in teaching geographical subjects within the scope of the social studies course. The semi-structured interview technique from among the qualitative research approaches was used, and additionally a content analysis was conducted in the study. The data were collected through interviews with 20 prospective teachers, who studied at the Social Studies Teaching Program in the 2006-2007 academic year, on voluntary basis. Numerical analysis and descriptive analysis techniques were used in the analysis of the research data. According to the results obtained, prospective teachers were acquainted with the computers, the Internet and projectors the most from among the information technologies, and think that these technologies were utilized at schools and teacher training programs. Furthermore, the prospective teachers, who consider that biggest reason for inadequate use of the information technologies is the lack of sufficient equipment, regard these technologies as important particularly in terms of visuality and they recommend that the existing equipment be increased and the courses intended for information technologies be intensified. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10