The Status of Teachers' Use of Materials According to Teachers' Opinions

The general aim of this research is to determine teachers' use of materials according to teachers' opinions. Research questions were formed within the framework of this aim. This research was carried out within the settings of survey model and questionnaire application. Teachers working in primary schools located in provinces of Ankara constitute the population of this research. Teachers (n=278) working in 24 randomly selected primary schools located in 6 provinces (Altindag, Beypazari, Cankaya, Mamak, Sincan and Yeni Mahalle) of Ankara constitute the sample of this research. The questionnaire draft formed as a result of literature review was presented to subject-field specialists and then topics obtained were transferred into questionnaire items. The questionnaire prepared was given to 10 teachers as a pilot study. Frequency and percentage distributions were included in the analyses of the data. Descriptive statistics (t test for independent samples) were used to determine the relations between the variables covered by the research. The findings of the analyses were interpreted within the framework of the research and suggestions were made under the light of these findings on the status of teachers' use of materials.