Research Article
Year 2025,
Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 49 - 58, 30.06.2025
Abstract
The change and transformation in the world of technology also affect the field of education. This effect has brought about changes in the teaching materials used by teachers in their classes. Teachers can design effective teaching materials more easily by using the opportunities offered by technology. This study aims to examine social studies teachers’ self-efficacy levels in creating digital materials in terms of various variables. The research was designed according to the survey design, one of the quantitative research designs. A convenience sampling method was used to determine the participants. In the study, the digital material creation competences of 208 (121 female, 87 male) social studies teachers were evaluated according to the variables of gender, age, professional seniority, and region of assignment. The Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Scale for Creating Digital Materials was used as a data collection tool. Independent Samples t-test and One-Way ANOVA were used to analyse the data obtained from this scale. The findings show that teachers generally have self-efficacy above the average. No significant difference was found in terms of gender, age and professional seniority variables. This result shows that social studies teachers have similar self-efficacy levels in terms of gender, age and professional seniority variables. However, in terms of the region of assignment, the self-efficacy levels of teachers working in the Black Sea Region were higher than in some regions (Marmara, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, and South-eastern Anatolia). These findings suggest that regional disparities may influence the degree of technology integration in educational practices. The researchers suggest that professional development programmes to increase teachers’ digital material development skills should be expanded.
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Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Instructional Technologies |
| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Early Pub Date | July 1, 2025 |
| Publication Date | June 30, 2025 |
| Submission Date | January 30, 2025 |
| Acceptance Date | June 25, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 8 Issue: 1 |
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