The aim of the current study is to evaluate the implementation process of the Science and Technology course curriculum based on teachers’ opinions in schools with different socioeconomic status (SES). The sample of the current study includes Science and Technology teachers in elementary schools; two of them have high SES, two have middle SES, and two have low SES. These elementary schools were chosen from low- to middle and high SES elementary schools in central district of Sakarya via stratified sampling. The teachers’ opinions about the competence of the implementation of the program were obtained by semi- structured interview. The obtained qualitative data was analyzed via content analysis. It was founded that the current program is superior to the old one according to teachers’ opinions. However, several factors prevent the implementations of the program, such as insufficient time, insufficiency of materials, individual differences, the population density in some units, class crowding, unprepared students to lessons, placement test (special name is SBS in Turkey), and the process of preparation to exams city- wide, the inappropriateness of the activities to students’ level, the unawareness of parents, the difficulty in the access to the sources for students who are not capable of
Other ID | JA56NG57ND |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | July 23, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2013 Volume: 3 Issue: 2 |