مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Teachers’ Views On Their Preferences Regarding Curriculum Design Orientation

Abstract :

The present study aims to investigate teachers’ views on their curriculum design orientation preferences in terms of some variables. The study was conducted in the province of Hatay during the academic year of 2015 and 2016. The sample consisted of 292 primary, secondary and high school teachers. This research has employed the “Curriculum Design Orientations Preference Scale” developed by Baş (2013). The tool contains 30 items and 3 factors which are subject-centred curriculum design orientation, problem centred curriculum design orientation and student-centred curriculum design orientation. Research data have been analysed via arithmetic mean (x ), independent samples t- test and one-way Anova. As a result of the study, teachers respond to the curriculum design orientations preferences scale as regards: “agree” in the student-centred curriculum design orientation, “neutral” in the subject-centred curriculum design orientation and “agree” in the problem-centred curriculum design orientation. A difference has been determined across gender, educational status, and occupational seniority while their views differ depending on school type.