ERIC Number: EJ927381
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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ISSN: ISSN-1303-0485
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The Evaluation of the Applicability of the 2005 Social Studies Curriculum in Multigrade Teaching in Terms of Teacher Views (A Qualitative Research)
Ocak, Gurbuz; Yildiz, Sureyya Sevki
Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, v11 n2 p873-879 Spr 2011
As a qualitative study, the aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of the 2005 Social Studies Course Curriculum in multigrade teaching according to teacher opinions. The data of the research were obtained by interview method applied to 58 teachers teaching in multigrade classes in 2008-2009 academic year. The data obtained in the research were analyzed and evaluated in accordance with qualitative research methods. In the analysis of the data, Nvivo 7 software has been used. As a result of the research, it has been seen that the teachers of multigrade classes found Social Studies curriculum qualitatively positive. However, it was found out that some kind of defects and difficulties have been encountered concerning skill/acquisitions, content, teaching-learning process, measurement and evaluation aspects, in terms of the implementation of the Social Studies curriculum in multigrade teaching having more different conditions, which was indeed prepared to be used in independent classrooms. In addition, taking into account the views of multigrade classroom teachers, practical suggestions have been made about the changes that can be made in the curriculum.
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Multigraded Classes, Teachers, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Validity, Reliability, Curriculum Design, Elementary School Curriculum
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