Research Article

Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching

Volume: 7 Number: 3 December 31, 2017
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Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching

Abstract

Geography teaching is fulfilled within the frame of a specific curriculum and in order to achieve some acquirements in Turkey. Though there are course books prepared in accordance with the curriculum and activities in order to achieve the acquirements in geography teaching, they are geography teachers who will coordinate and fulfill the curriculum and achieve the terminal behavior defined as education. A qualitative method has been used in order to examine the teachers’ effectiveness in geography teaching. In three different types of high school, 19 geography teachers were interviewed using a semistructured interview form prepared by the researchers. During the interview, the researchers asked the teachers some questions about their teaching methods, teaching techniques and materials used, skills provided, classroom management, and developments made through in-service training. The data acquired were evaluated through content analysis and some categories were formed. According to the findings, it is seen that the geography teachers are effective in education and training. According to the results obtained from the research, it is determined that the geography teachers use the materials, methods and techniques in accordance with the curriculum. In addition, it is seen that they participate in the in-service training in order to develop and maintain the effective teaching. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2017

Submission Date

June 16, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 19, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 7 Number: 3

APA
Kocalar, A. O., & Demirkaya, H. (2017). Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching. Review of International Geographical Education Online, 7(3), 332-346. https://izlik.org/JA58FM88YT
AMA
1.Kocalar AO, Demirkaya H. Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching. Review of International Geographical Education Online. 2017;7(3):332-346. https://izlik.org/JA58FM88YT
Chicago
Kocalar, Ali Osman, and Hilmi Demirkaya. 2017. “Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching”. Review of International Geographical Education Online 7 (3): 332-46. https://izlik.org/JA58FM88YT.
EndNote
Kocalar AO, Demirkaya H (December 1, 2017) Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching. Review of International Geographical Education Online 7 3 332–346.
IEEE
[1]A. O. Kocalar and H. Demirkaya, “Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching”, Review of International Geographical Education Online, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 332–346, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA58FM88YT
ISNAD
Kocalar, Ali Osman - Demirkaya, Hilmi. “Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching”. Review of International Geographical Education Online 7/3 (December 1, 2017): 332-346. https://izlik.org/JA58FM88YT.
JAMA
1.Kocalar AO, Demirkaya H. Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching. Review of International Geographical Education Online. 2017;7:332–346.
MLA
Kocalar, Ali Osman, and Hilmi Demirkaya. “Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching”. Review of International Geographical Education Online, vol. 7, no. 3, Dec. 2017, pp. 332-46, https://izlik.org/JA58FM88YT.
Vancouver
1.Ali Osman Kocalar, Hilmi Demirkaya. Geography Teachers’ Views on Effective Geography Teaching. Review of International Geographical Education Online [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 1;7(3):332-46. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA58FM88YT