Using QR codes in the science and technology center

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the students’ views about a Science and Technology Center (STC) trip via brochure with QR code. In the study, a design and development research method was used. The study group consisted of a total of 21 students in the 11th and 12th grades in a Technical Anatolian high school in the Marmara Region in Turkey in the 2016-2017 academic year. First Science and Technology Center Advertisement Brochure was re-designed by enriching it with QR code. Then, a daily-trip to STC was organized. Data were collected by semi-stuructured interview form and data were analyzed according to the content analysis technique. According to the results of the study, the students stated that the brochure with QR code had different, remarkable, informative and live items before the trip. The students emphasized that the brochure with QR code increased their interest and curiosity about the trip. The students stated that they had a better quality of the trip thanks to the brochure with QR code, that they could visit many places in a short time and that the brochure guided them. The students stated that their favorite parts of STC were the Simulator and Planetarium after the trip. Most of the students mentioned that STC trip contributed to the lessons, that they applied and tried what they learned in the lesson.