THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION TRAINING ON GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION SELF-EFFICACY AND TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE

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sezer a., Şanlı C., PINAR A., KARA H.

International journal of geography and geography education (Online), cilt.27, sa.45, ss.67-75, 2022 (TRDizin)

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In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of technology integration training on geography teachers’ perceptions of technology acceptance and self-efficacy. In this sense, a training program entitled “Designing and Implementing Technology Integrated Activities into Geography Education” was developed. 13 activities, 2 of which were field studies and 11 were design and implementation were included in the program. The research was designed according to the mixed research method. The study group was composed of 29 geography teachers selected according to the purposive sampling technique. Data were obtained with “Technology Acceptance Measure for Teachers”, “Technology Integration Self-Efficacy Perception Scale”, teachers’ opinions questionnaire form and interview form in the research. In the analysis of the data, one-way analysis of variance and descriptive analysis technique were used. As a result of the research, it was determined that the training program affected geography teachers’ perceptions of technology integration self-efficacy significantly and positively. The qualitative data of the research also support the result.