Current Situation and Analysis of Geography Teachers' Active Learning Knowledge and Usage in Turkey

Autor/in	Tuna, Fikret
Titel	Current Situation and Analysis of Geography Teachers' Active Learning Knowledge and Usage in Turkey
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 7 (2012) 18, S.393-400 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
DOI	10.5897/ERR12.047
Schlagwörter	Active Learning; Teaching Methods; Statistical Analysis; Learning Processes; Geography; Foreign Countries; Geography Instruction; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Secondary School Curriculum; Classroom Techniques; Use Studies; Constructivism (Learning); Teacher Surveys; Educational Practices; Knowledge Level; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktives Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Statistische Analyse; Learning process; Lernprozess; Geografie; Ausland; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Klassenführung; Benutzerschulung; Bildungspraxis; Wissensbasis; Türkei
Abstract	In parallel to the developments in the approach to education, the secondary education geography curriculum in Turkey was renewed in 2005. This new programme encourages the use of active learning methods and techniques in the classroom by adopting the idea that students should construct and interpret knowledge by actively participating in the process of learning. This study aimed to assess geography teachers' current knowledge, usage and evaluation of the most common active learning methods and techniques in Turkey. Data were gathered through a survey conducted at a vocational seminar organized by Ministry of National Education, with the participation of 90 geography teachers working in secondary schools throughout Turkey. Statistical analysis of the answers revealed that geography teachers' average knowledge of active learning methods and techniques was at the level of "heard of, but could not explain". The average usage rate of the techniques was 30%, and teachers' average evaluation grade was at the "moderate" level. (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10