Students’ Views on the Use of Technology in Geography Course

Ussenov Nurbol,Аbdimanapov Bakhadurkhan,Tleubergenova Kenjekey,Zhoya Kairat,Malika Ussenova,Mamadiyarov Marat

doi:10.3991/ijet.v15i23.18781

Abstract

Use of technology in education enables students to be motivated and eager to participate in the lesson and is also a more effective tool in increasing motivation, encouraging students to the lesson and understanding the sub-ject. The aim of this study is to determine the views of secondary school students on the use of technology in geography lessons. Qualitative re-search method was used in this study. Semi-structured interviews were car-ried out with 32 students who took geography lessons in Kazakhstan dur-ing the 2018-2019 academic year. The semi-structured interview form de-veloped within the scope of this research was used as a data collection tool. Results of the study showed that secondary school students found tech-nology effective and funny to use in geography lessons. Projections, com-puters, tablets and smart phones were specified by the students as useful technological tools for teaching geography. Results of the study were dis-cussed with relevant literature and important implications for further re-search and practices were presented.

Highlights

Geography science offers great services and facilities to human beings in the 21st century with its modern methods and tools
In line with this situation, this study aimed to reveal secondary students’ views on the use technology in geography lessons
Students indicated that they learn geographical subjects better when they learn with technological tools

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Introduction

Geography science offers great services and facilities to human beings in the 21st century with its modern methods and tools. Raising the awareness of individuals who are sensitive to social problems, who can transform the data they receive into information, have problem solving skills, have acquired various geographic skills and have a developed awareness of savings can be considered among the most important goals. In this context, the science of geography does not consider space only as a field to be studied, but sees space as a living organism with its visible and invisible features and tries to understand, use, shape and manage it in this way. Geography teacher training programs have an important role in terms of gaining essential knowledge and skills for raising students with necessary geographical perspective [5,18,31]

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