The aim of this study is to evaluate the opinions of the Science and Arts Center (SAC) teachers regarding the in-service training course on “Robotics Education”. In regards to this, the teachers were expected to evaluate their thoughts and expectations on the robotic education and how much of their expectations were met at the end of the training process. The study has an action research design in which the qualitative data collection tools are used. The study group consists of 9 teachers working at the SAC. For the study, semi-structured forms were used as data collection tools. The data were evaluated with the content analysis method, first in terms of the codes then by the creation of themes. The results of the analyses showed that teachers were satisfied with the training, the perceptions on engineers regarding the task changed, that interest in robots increased and that by understanding the basic operating logic of the robot, they gained self-confidence in regards to performing basic tasks. In line with these results, it is recommended that application-oriented and project-based robotics training is given to teachers.

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This study was carried out to determine teacher views on the use of technology to improve physics education in high schools. The sample of the study is 238 volunteer physics teachers. The study was carried out with the survey model and a five point Likert Scale was used in the study. The scale has a reliability coefficient of 0.92. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were used to analyze the data obtained from the scale. According to the results of the analysis, it was determined that teachers strongly agreed with all six of the articles except one of the views within the dimension "suggestions on teacher competence and technology-based subject discourse" and with only one out of the five articles within the dimension "recommendations for performing technology-assisted laboratory activities." In addition, it has been determined that significant change in teachers’ views did not occur regarding the use of technology to improve physics education according to different individual characteristics. However, it has been determined that there is a significant positive difference with those in high need of professional development.

Technology which penetrates into our daily lives is also an irreplaceable part of education system. Therefore, technology should be used in physics lessons to make the lesson more interesting and learnable. To achieve this goal, it is important to be determined the opinions of students for use of technology and in which levels they use the opportunitiesin physics lessons. The aim of this study is to develop a Likert-type scale to determine “High School Students’ Opinions for Use of Technology in Physics Lessons”. Thirty one item draft of scale prepared as a result of literature scanning was broached to six experts who were working in physics teaching. The evaluation of experts finalized the draft scale with 18-item. The study group consisted of 562 students who were chosen by random sampling, were studying at 9th, 10th , 11th and 12th grades of nine different high schools (eight of them were public and one was private schools) in Tekirdağ city, Süleymanpaşa district in 2013-2014 academic year. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for determining the structural validity of scale. As the result of explanatory factor analysis, it was specifies that the scale had two sub-dimensions and Likert type fourteen-item. Factor load of items in the scale ranged between 0.482 and 0.820. As the result of confirmatory factor analysis, fit indices were calculated as GFI=0.95, AGFI=0.93, NFI=0.97,NFI=0.98, CFI=0.98, RMSEA=0.06.  The obtained values showed that scale items were compatible. In addition, for determining the internal consistency of the scale, Cronbach Alpha co-efficient was calculated as 0.86 for the first sub-dimension, 0.78 for the second sub-dimension and 0.89 for the whole scale. The findings presented that the prepared scale is a relevant and valid tool to measure the high school students’ opinions for use of technology in physics education. It is suggested that the developed scale can also be used in Chemistry and Biology education.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetYaşamımızın her noktasına giren teknoloji, eğitim sisteminin de vazgeçilmez bir parçası durumundadır. Bu nedenle, fizik derslerini teknolojinin desteği ile daha çekici ve öğrenilebilir düzeye taşımak ve bazı teknolojik olanaklardan yararlanmak gerekmektedir.Bu amaca erişebilmek için, öğrencilerin fizik derslerinde teknoloji kullanımına yönelik görüşlerinin ve olanakları ne düzeyde kullandıklarının belirlenmesi önemlidir. Bu doğrultuda çalışmanın amacı, lise öğrencilerinin “Fizik Eğitiminde Teknoloji Kullanımına Yönelik Öğrenci Görüşleri”ni belirlemek için Likert tipinde bir ölçeğin geliştirilmesidir.Alan yazın taraması sonucunda oluşturulan 31 maddelik taslak ölçme aracı fizik eğitimi alanında çalışan altı uzmanın görüşüyle değerlendirilmiştir. Bu görüşler doğrultusunda ölçeğin 18 maddeden oluşmasına karar verilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, 2013-2014 eğitim-öğretim yılında Tekirdağ ili Süleymanpaşa ilçesinde bulunan dokuz (sekizi devlet ve bir özel) lisedeki 9.,10.,11. ve 12. sınıflarda okuyan ve seçkisiz örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak belirlenen 562 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Ölçeğin yapı geçerliğinin belirlenmesi için faktör analizleri yapılmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda ölçeğin; iki alt boyutlu beşli Likert tipinde 14 maddeden oluştuğu belirlenmiştir. Ölçekte yer alan maddelerin faktör yükleri 0.482 ile 0.820 arasında değişmektedir. Yapılan doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda uyum indeksleri GFI=0.95, AGFI=0.93, NFI=0.97, NNFI=0.98, CFI=0.98, RMSEA=0.06 olarak bulunmuştur. Elde edilen değerler, ölçek maddelerinin iyi bir uyuma sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca ölçeğin iç tutarlılığını belirlemek için Cronbach Alpha katsayıları hesaplanmış olup; birinci alt boyut için 0.86, ikinci alt boyut için 0.78 ve tüm ölçek için 0.89 olarak bulunmuştur. Bu çalışmadan elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda hazırlanan ölçeğin; lise öğrencilerinin fizik eğitiminde teknoloji kullanımına yönelik görüşlerinin saptanmasında kullanılabilmek üzere geçerli ve güvenilir bir araç olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Geliştirilen ölçeğin, aynı zamanda Kimya ve Biyoloji eğitiminde de kullanılabileceği önerilmektedir.