The evaluation of 1998 and 2004 teaching programmes of social studies course based on teachers? opinions in target/acquirement dimensions

The testing of a prepared educational program at pilot schools or institions re-examining and improving of this program by the help of the data acquired by the implamentation of the program and its use in all schools, is vitaly important fort he success of the program and the quality of the learning and teaching service. It?s necessary that re-examination an educational program, being implemented after testing and improving phases, by getting opinion from all related educational components, finding out the problem sor the situations, and in the light of scientific and technological advancements in the world and in the country.This research was carried out as a comparative study which evaluates primary education 4th and 5th grades Social Studies course 1998 and 2004 teaching programs to obtain the data a 23 item questionnaire that was designed by the researcher in order to get teachers? opinion of goals dimensions of 1998 and 2004 Social Studies Teaching Programs. The instrument was implemented to 153 4th and 5th primary school teachers teaching at province of Çanakkale and it?s towns. For the analyses of the obtained data SPSS 13.0 statistical program was used. The frequancy (f), percentage (%), means (X) and Standard deviations (ss) were analysed. The distiribution of the answers given by the primary school teachers according to the independent variables was analysed by t-test, one way anovva.The analyses of data shows that the answers of the teachers on 1998 Social Studies Teaching Program varies between ?partially agree? and ?no idea?. The answers of the teachers on 2004 Social Studies Teaching Program varies between ?partially agree? and ?I agree?. The avarage point of primary school teachers opinions on 2004 Social Studies Teaching Program is higher than their opinions on the goals and behaviors of 1998 Social Studies Teaching Program.It?s clear that according to the in-service training levels, occupational ranking features and their genders there is no meaningful difference between their opinions on 1998 Social Studies Teaching Program goals and behaviors. On the other hand there is a meaningful difference according to their levels of education the place were they work and the level of the class being taught.According to the level of the class being taught, the place were the work, occupational ranking features and their genders there is no meaningful difference between their opinion on 2004 Social Studies Teaching Program. Additionally according to the in-service training level of teachers, their levels of education there is no meaningful difference between their opinion on 2004 Social Studies Teaching Program.