Research Article

Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) as an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers' Views

Volume: 4 Number: 2 November 19, 2023
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Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) as an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers' Views

Abstract

Professional development activities are important for teachers to keep up with the age and therefore to improve their current knowledge and skills. While professional development in Turkey has been continuing with face-to-face education methods for many years by the Ministry of National Education, online service has started to be provided with the pandemic and the Teacher Informatics Network platform known as ÖBA (Öğretmen Bilişim Ağı) has launched to be used. The acceptance of newly created systems by end users is important for the continuity and development of the systems. So, the views and expectations of teachers who use this platform, which started to serve as of 2022, are mainly significant. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the ÖBA platform according to the views of teachers and to examine the suggestions and expectations of the teachers. In this context, data were collected using a questionnaire and interview form developed by the researchers within the scope of mixed method research. Quantitative data of the study were collected from 432 teachers and qualitative data were collected from 10 teachers. Quantitative data were analyzed with descriptive statistics technique, and descriptive analysis was performed for qualitative data. According to the results of the research, while teachers consider the platform's providing service of distance education and contribute to professional development as advantages, they see one-way communication, too much internet access requirement, and just being online as disadvantages. It is concluded that the views on the usefulness of ÖBA, its effect on professional development and their attitudes towards using the platform are partially, in other words, moderate.

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Ethical Statement

This study was carried out in accordance with the ethics committee permission dated 04.07.2023 and numbered 239 obtained from Erciyes University Ethics Committee.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

In-Service Training

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 19, 2023

Submission Date

July 8, 2023

Acceptance Date

November 4, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 4 Number: 2

APA
Çavdar, L., & Akkaya, A. (2023). Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) as an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers’ Views. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy, 4(2), 57-76. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10074370
AMA
1.Çavdar L, Akkaya A. Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) as an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers’ Views. IJESP. 2023;4(2):57-76. doi:10.5281/zenodo.10074370
Chicago
Çavdar, Lokman, and Ahmet Akkaya. 2023. “Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) As an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers’ Views”. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy 4 (2): 57-76. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10074370.
EndNote
Çavdar L, Akkaya A (November 1, 2023) Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) as an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers’ Views. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy 4 2 57–76.
IEEE
[1]L. Çavdar and A. Akkaya, “Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) as an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers’ Views”, IJESP, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 57–76, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10074370.
ISNAD
Çavdar, Lokman - Akkaya, Ahmet. “Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) As an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers’ Views”. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy 4/2 (November 1, 2023): 57-76. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10074370.
JAMA
1.Çavdar L, Akkaya A. Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) as an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers’ Views. IJESP. 2023;4:57–76.
MLA
Çavdar, Lokman, and Ahmet Akkaya. “Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) As an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers’ Views”. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy, vol. 4, no. 2, Nov. 2023, pp. 57-76, doi:10.5281/zenodo.10074370.
Vancouver
1.Lokman Çavdar, Ahmet Akkaya. Evaluation of Teacher Informatics Network (ÖBA) as an In Service Distance Education Platform According to Teachers’ Views. IJESP. 2023 Nov. 1;4(2):57-76. doi:10.5281/zenodo.10074370

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