ABSTRACT TO CONCRETE VIRTUAL TO REAL: THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTERS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TEACHER CANDIDATES

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The aim of this study was to identify the views of social studies teacher candidates on three dimensional printers as well as the models obtained through these printers, and the effects of these models on the social studies course. In the study, the phenomenological design was used in accordance with the qualitative research method. Criterion sampling, a purposeful sampling method, was employed in the selection of the participants. In this scope, the study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with 20 students who were studying social studies education in the 2015-2016 academic year and prepared lesson plans related to three-dimensional printers in the “Examinations of Social Studies Course Book” course. An inductive approach was adopted in the analysis of data. As a result, the teacher candidates defined three-dimensional printers as a technology that turns abstract to concrete, can produce materials to support the instructional process in a useful way, adds the third dimension to this process, triggers the sense of touch, and in this regard, makes learning easier. As for the effect of three-dimensional printers and the models obtained through these printers on the social studies course, the teacher candidates emphasised the transformation from abstract to concrete in their evaluation. Suggestions towards teacher candidates were presented based on the results of the study.

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Social studies , social studies teacher candidates , three , dimensional printers

Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi