The Structure of Primary Literacy Teaching Curriculum and its Relationship with Technology: A Qualitative Research

Abstract

Since rapid changes in technology affect every aspect of life, the importance of technology integration in education is constantly increasing. It is very important to educate individuals who use technology in education as in all areas of life and to ensure technology integration in education. The research aimed to explore the basic structure of the literacy teaching curriculum and the relationship between the curriculum and technology. The research was designed as a case study. The study group of the study consists of 27 primary school teachers selected by the disproportionate stratified sampling from four regions of Turkey. 12-question interviews prepared by the researchers were used as a data collection tool, and content analysis was used in the analysis of the data. According to the findings of the study, the educational tools, and the suitability of the technological infrastructure of the educational materials for the use of the students are closely related to the literacy teaching curriculum. In light of the results obtained, it can be suggested to give more in-service training for technology integration in literacy teaching to teachers and to develop a platform for technology integration in literacy teaching by the Ministry of National Education.

Preschool Teachers' Opinions about Disaster Education in the Preschool Period

“…Studies reveal that teachers prefer drama, educational games, and shows in training to raise disaster awareness in the preschool period (Bulut, 2020). In addition, digital technological educational tools contribute positively to children's learning performance (Ayaz et al, 2023) by allowing children to gain experience through more activities in the classroom environment (Uslu & Özgün, 2023). Disaster education can be given with the help of videos, storybooks, computer games, dramas, puppets, music, poems (Petal & Izadkhah, 2008), and drills in the form of games (Daniel et al, 2016).…”