Opinions of Secondary School Teachers About the EBA Course E-contents: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

The EBA Course e-contents taking place within the Educational Information Network (EBA), which is one of the important components of the Enhancing Opportunities and Improving Technology Movement (FATIH) Project, has been presented to the use of teachers and students by the Ministry of National Education. This research aims to reveal the opinions of secondary school teachers about EBA Course e-contents. The research data were collected in the academic year of 2017-2018 by semi-structured interviews from 12 teachers who work in various secondary schools in the city center of Tokat and use e-contents. The data were analyzed using content analysis and the resulting findings were interpreted based on the research questions. Teachers have pointed out that there are no e-contents of many acquisitions in the secondary school curriculum in the system, they have problems with the internet connection when using e-contents during lessons at school and cannot find the e-contents they look for quickly, e-contents have short durations, there are outdated parts and the designs of e-contents are insufficient to attract the attention of the students. Teachers also remarked that rewarding active users of e-contents would increase the frequency of e-content usage in general.