Abstract
The research was prepared in order to reveal the opinions of social studies teacher candidates on the use of information technologies and materials in social studies lessons. The study group of the research consists of teacher candidates studying in the department of social studies teaching at Cukurova University in Turkey. The research was prepared in accordance with phenomenology, one of the qualitative research designs. A structured interview form, which was previously created by taking expert opinion, was used to collect data. There are 5 questions that complement each other in the interview form. The data obtained from the interview form were subjected to content analysis. The reliability of the study was calculated as 95.5% according to the reliability formula of Miles and Huberman (1994). It was concluded that the prospective teachers who participated in the research supported the use of information technologies in the social studies course. It was seen that the tools in the classroom environment as technology and material were expressed by the majority of the participants.
Highlights
A human being is an entity that tends to make his life easier and to have knowledge about the world he lives in
Afterwards, a semi-structured interview form to be applied to social studies teacher candidates participating in the research was prepared
The answers given by the teacher candidates participating in the research to the questions in the interview form were collected in 36 codes, this number was reduced to 22 by associating the codes with each other
Summary
A human being is an entity that tends to make his life easier and to have knowledge about the world he lives in. Civilizations established in different parts of the world have contributed to human knowledge without being aware of each other This contribution has improved considerably with the increase in transportation opportunities and the facilitation of communication. Education has to teach the new technologies emerging today to individuals and to raise individuals who can use these technologies in society At this point, technology and technological tools are included in educational activities and it is necessary to benefit from technological opportunities in the teaching process. The general benefits of the use of technology in the social studies course to the learning-teaching process can be expressed as follows; Technological tools enable students to reach various subjects quickly, focus on the subject and learn the subject quickly, equal opportunities in education, continuity and continuity in education, and play an active role in the learning process of the student (Isman, 2003). This research aims to reveal the views of social studies teacher candidates on the use of technology and materials in social studies lessons
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