VII. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES CONFERENCE
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS' OPINIONS ON THE OUTCOMES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SOFTWARE COURSE
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ASES Congress Organization Publishing
This research evaluated the Information Technologıes and Software Course outcomes from the perspective of Information Technologies teachers and presented suggestions for developing the outcomes in this context. The research was organized according to the case study model, which is included in qualitative research methods. The criterion sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was preferred for determining the people in the study group. The research data were collected from 22 Information Technologies teachers working in secondary schools using a semi-structured interview form. The descriptive analysis technique was used in data analysis. According to the results, teachers think the Information Technologies and Software Course outcomes are clear and understandable, partially suitable for the student level, and not up-to-date. It was determined that there were difficulties in teaching the course in schools without an Information Technologies class and that the classrooms in schools with an Information Technologies class needed to be equipped sufficiently. In addition, the low number of applicable outcomes and the inadequacy of the course hours in teaching the outcomes negatively affect the course. In order to teach the Information Technologies course, which requires more practical training, more effectively, new classes should be established in schools without Information Technologies classes, the deficiencies of existing classes should be completed, the outcomes should be updated according to new developments (such as Arduino, Robotic Coding, Artificial Intelligence), the emphasis should be placed on algorithmic issues instead of theoretical issues in the outcomes, and both student textbooks and teacher guidebooks should be printed for the Information Technologies and Software course.
