Using Educational Informatics Network (EBA) as an Educational Learning Platform in EFL Courses in Türkiye

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 1 - 27, 28.02.2025

Ahmet Kurnaz , Ebru Kaya

Abstract

The FATIH Project, initiated by the Turkish Ministry of National Education in 2011, is a prominent global educational technology endeavor. Its initiatives include the widespread implementation of interactive whiteboards and the enhancement of school internet infrastructure. Among its components, the Educational Informatics Network (EIN/EBA) serves as a social learning platform, offering e-contents and course materials to bolster classroom instruction for teachers and students. This study employs an explanatory sequential research design to probe EFL teachers’ perceptions of EBA, ascertain their usage levels, and explore their suggestions for improving the platform. Quantitative data from 547 EFL teachers in Hatay, Türkiye, gathered via convenience sampling, alongside semi-structured interviews with ten teachers using purposive sampling, constitute the two-stage data collection approach. Quantitative analysis, conducted using SPSS and AMOS software, reveals significant differences in EFL teachers’ opinions and usage levels of EBA based on education level, registration status, and awareness of the FATIH Project. Additionally, qualitative findings highlight challenges such as infrastructure inadequacies and deficiencies in course materials and interactivity. These insights underscore the importance of incorporating teachers’ suggestions to bolster EBA utilization and cultivate positive perceptions among educators.

Keywords

EBA, FATIH Project, EFL teachers in Türkiye, Educational Informatics Network, Educational Learning Platform

Ethical Statement

The data collection of this study was conducted before 2020, only after when academic journals started to ask for the ethics committee approval. Therefore, there was no obligation to obtain ethics approval at the time of publication of this master’s thesis.

Supporting Institution

Çukurova University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit

Project Number

SYL-2019-11635

Thanks

This research paper has been derived from the first author’s master’s thesis submitted to the Institution of Social Sciences, Çukurova University, Türkiye, in 2020. The master’s thesis study was supported by the Çukurova University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Project Number: SYL-2019-11635).

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