TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING

Technology integration in education is one of the most popular topics in the last decades. Many countries have invested millions of dollars to equip classrooms with technological devices. As well as developed countries, Turkey has conducted several projects to provide technological devices and educational materials to classrooms. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine teachers' attitudes toward the use of technology in social studies teaching. Understanding social studies teachers’ attitudes is essential because it is one of the most important constructs of technology integration. The authors applied quantitative survey method and used cluster sampling to choose participants. The sample of the study consisted of 155 social studies teachers who are currently teaching at middle schools. The use of technology in social studies teaching attitude scale was used to collect data. The findings revealed that teachers have positive beliefs and attitudes toward the use of technology. Moreover, teachers who took educational technology and teaching material course and attended in-service training have more positive attitudes than others.