Determination of Student Opinions on Visiting Ephesus Ancient City and Museum as an Out-of-School Learning Environment

Abstract

This research was carried out to determine the opinions of the students about the visits to the ancient city and museum of Ephesus as an out-of-school learning environment. Semi-structured interview method, a qualitative research method, was used to investigate students' views in depth. The study group consisted of 15 students studying at xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx University, Faculty of Tourism, in the fall semester of 2022-2023, in the 2nd grade and taking the Visual Arts course. In this study, analyses were conducted using a semi-structured interview form consisting of 10 questions. Students were given applications with supporting activities such as digital animated illustrations and designs, augmented reality, QR codes, and brochure designs prepared within the scope of the thesis. In light of the findings obtained as a result of this research, they stated that the use of the Ephesus Museum as an out-of-school learning environment causes learners to gain cognitive and positive gains in artistic and cultural fields. In addition, it has led them to think that it helps develop their empathy skills by learning about the important and future-lighting inventions and advances in the past, and by developing a perspective on how different cultures live in daily life, beliefs, economics and cultural.