The implementation of a new secondary physics curriculum in Turkey : an exploration of teaching activities
The implementation of a new secondary physics curriculum in Turkey : an exploration of teaching activities
One of the aims of the Turkish Ministry of Education is to improve the implementation of the Physics curriculum in secondary schools.
This study attempts to compare the objectives of the Ministry of Education concerning the implementation of the physics curriculum and the activities actually used in the schools of the Black-Sea Region of Turkey. It is hoped that this study will contribute towards developing improved methods in the curriculum change process.
A literature review on the theoretical aspects of curriculum change and curriculum implementation studies in other countries was undertaken. This provided the information for the development of this study.
The researcher employed a case study research methodology using both teachers' and students' questionnaires, class observation of four teachers and interviews with them. Fifty physics teachers from the region mentioned above completed the questionnaires. Four physics teachers from one province of the same region were observed and interviewed. Questionnaires were applied to students in the classes that had been observed.
The researcher adapted and piloted the research instruments. The teachers' questionnaires included 27 items related to biographical information, curriculum awareness, teaching preparation and opinions on teaching objectives. A semi-structured observation schedule was developed and used to record the types of classroom activities used and the amount of time the teacher devoted to them. Interviews focused on the reasons for choosing teaching activities. Students' questionnaires were used for the purpose of analysing the teaching activities from their point of view.
University of Southampton
Akdeniz, Ali Riza
cfed4606-e098-4de1-883a-99515ded0b5b
1993
Akdeniz, Ali Riza
cfed4606-e098-4de1-883a-99515ded0b5b
Akdeniz, Ali Riza
(1993)
The implementation of a new secondary physics curriculum in Turkey : an exploration of teaching activities.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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Abstract
One of the aims of the Turkish Ministry of Education is to improve the implementation of the Physics curriculum in secondary schools.
This study attempts to compare the objectives of the Ministry of Education concerning the implementation of the physics curriculum and the activities actually used in the schools of the Black-Sea Region of Turkey. It is hoped that this study will contribute towards developing improved methods in the curriculum change process.
A literature review on the theoretical aspects of curriculum change and curriculum implementation studies in other countries was undertaken. This provided the information for the development of this study.
The researcher employed a case study research methodology using both teachers' and students' questionnaires, class observation of four teachers and interviews with them. Fifty physics teachers from the region mentioned above completed the questionnaires. Four physics teachers from one province of the same region were observed and interviewed. Questionnaires were applied to students in the classes that had been observed.
The researcher adapted and piloted the research instruments. The teachers' questionnaires included 27 items related to biographical information, curriculum awareness, teaching preparation and opinions on teaching objectives. A semi-structured observation schedule was developed and used to record the types of classroom activities used and the amount of time the teacher devoted to them. Interviews focused on the reasons for choosing teaching activities. Students' questionnaires were used for the purpose of analysing the teaching activities from their point of view.
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