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.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2017 |
Submission Date | June 16, 2017 |
Acceptance Date | December 19, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 7 Issue: 3 |