مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - IN-SERVICE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR LABORATORY APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS: MOBİLİM EDUCATION

Abstract :

Teachers have important role and responsibilities in terms of carrying out teaching and bringing up individuals along with changing social context. For that reason, in-service teacher training is as important as pre-service teacher training in teacher education. In this study, a programme is developed for science teachers who work in rural settings and have limited access to lab and this programme is piloted and evaluated. The programme, which is named as Mobilim Education Programme, is developed based on system approach. This programme could be distinguished from similar programmes because its application place is a mobile lab. The training took place in the school yard of Erdogan Akdag Primary School located in the city of Yozgat. The training lasted ninety hours in fifteen working days and was participated by forty-six science teachers. To collect data, Mobilim Evaluation Questionnaire and Mobilim Interview Form were used. According to the analysis of the data, the training provided to teachers contributed significantly to teachers particularly in terms of developing their lab skills and teaching. The findings of the study also suggest that such trainings should also include students. The teachers think that what they learned through the training would be valuable in their classes and require that similar in-service trainings should be carried out more frequently.