Abstract
In this study, the stages of creating a dynamic map in Microsoft Excel with the rapid prototyping instructional design model developed by Tripp and Bichelmeyer are explained to support and improve students’ global awareness in social studies lessons in Turkey. The dynamic map was created in four general stages in the study , i n w hi c h the waterfall design model was adopted. First, the needs and content analysis of the study were conducted for this aim. In the second stage, an algorithm was created in line with the determinations of the first stage, and, within this framework, the prototype of the dynamic map was designed in Microsoft Excel. In the third s ta ge , the working status of the dynamic map was checked, the design process was completed, and the distortions on the coordinate system were eliminated. In the last stage, the dynamic map was evaluated by three experts, and the final prototype was created based on their feedback. The study was conducted using action research, the reflections of the acquisitions in the dynamic map are evaluated descriptively, and the opinions about the dynamic map are evaluated with content analysis. According to the obtained results, the dynamic map can reflect the acquisitions, concretize the content, and increase students’ map literacy levels, but it also requires teacher support. In addition, the map also supports the competencies in teaching programs with mathematics and learning skills. Suggestions based on these results are also provided for educators and researchers.
Highlights
Focusing on the interactions of people with the society and their environments, social studies courses aim to produce individuals who can perceive universal values by assimilating local and national values, raising effective citizens (Kabapınar, 2014, p. 3)
It shows that social studies teach in g experts stated that the outcomes on the dynamic map can mostly be achieved with the map
The stages of creating a simple dynamic map in Microsoft Excel without the need for programming knowledge are explained according to the rapid prototyping model
Summary
Focusing on the interactions of people with the society and their environments, social studies courses aim to produce individuals who can perceive universal values by assimilating local and national values, raising effective citizens (Kabapınar, 2014, p. 3). Global awareness is considered a special behavioural skill that individuals should acquire due to globalization This concept, which is perceived as a level of consciousness, needs to be included in education and training programs (Burnouf, 2004). This is because the major problems arising in the globalization process make people directly or indirectly dependent on each other, transforming the created global awareness into sen sitivity (Gibson, Rimmington & Landwehr-Brown, 2008). This awareness (Karasar, 2019, pp. 8-9), which is described as new perceptions, and is constantly becoming more robust, is one of the sub-dimensions of the term global literacy (Çakmak & Bulut, 2019)
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