Abstract
The purpose of this research is to determine primary school students' perceptions of cultural heritage and to evaluate student and teacher views on the level of cultural heritage knowledge that can be improved through innovative technologies. The research was carried out with 20 primary school students and 10 primary school teachers who were educated in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan in the 2020-2021 academic year. The research was designed in the case study pattern, which is one of the qualitative research methods. The data collection tools of the research were developed by the researcher. Semi-structured student interview form and semi-structured teacher interview form were used to collect data in the research. The analysis of the data was carried out using the content analysis method. The results of the research reveal that the students have a good grasp of some concepts related to the definition of cultural heritage and they partially know the tangible cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage items. While the teachers did not find the cultural heritage education sufficient, they stated that an education through innovative technologies would increase the level of student knowledge and made suggestions regarding this. Research findings reveal the necessity of using innovative technologies in cultural heritage education and accordingly the need for new regulations in education programs.
 Keywords; Cultural heritage, Innovative technologies, Cultural heritage education, Student knowledge level.
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