Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmenlerinin Ölçme Araçları Hakkında Görüşleri (The Views of Social Studies Teachers about Assessment Instruments)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal the opinions of social studies teachers about the assessment and evaluation instruments they use in social studies lessons and to examine the application examples in this direction. The research is a qualitative study designed in accordance with the descriptive analysis model. The working group of the research consists of 20 social studies teachers working in Pursaklar district of Ankara. The findings obtained in the research were analyzed by content analysis and document review method. Considering the results of the research, it was seen that although social studies teachers approached complementary assessment and evaluation instruments positively, they tended to use classical assessment and evaluation instruments more. The reasons why social studies teachers prefer more classical assessment and evaluation instruments is that they provide convenience in preparation, application and objective evaluation. The reasons why complementary assessment and evaluation instruments are not preferred are due to the insufficient number of weekly lesson hours allocated for social studies education, the crowded classrooms and the fact that the teachers are unfamiliar with these assessment instruments.