Complying with basic skills of comprehension achievements in the 2015 Turkish lesson curriculum

In the context of today's technological developments, societies that are exposed to a great deal of knowledge, existence and situation in a globalizing world need individuals who can examine this information, event and situation with a critical, inquisitive view. In addition, the individuals who easily cope with the problems they encounter and the enhanced entrepreneurial aspects as well as the communication skills, in addition those who are able to reach a decision by conducting research on the events and situations are among the needs in the information societies. In this case, basic skills such as critical thinking, creative thinking, problem solving, research, the ability to use information technologies come to forefront. The acquisition of these skills by individuals is one of the issues found in curriculum. It is noteworthy that under the title of "Basic Skills" in the Turkish Language Teaching Program of 2015, some skills are expected to be acquired by the students through the objectives in it. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate whether the comprehension objectives in the 2015 Turkish Language Teaching Program conform to the basic skills. In this study, was applied a documentary screening model. The appropriateness of the acquisition of comprehension objectives with basic skills has been examined through the expert opinion. In the research, the objectives of comprehension have been examined according to their conformity to the abilities of critical thinking, creative thinking, problem solving, research and decision making. Thus, 26 of all 27 objectives examined were found in line with the ability of critical thinking, and the other one was not found appropriate. 12 of the 20 objectives examined were found to be in accordance with the ability of creative thinking, whereas 8 did not. Based on the ability of problem solving, 11 objectives were examined and 7 of them were found appropriate while 4 of them were not. In addition, 7 out of 8 objectives that were examined were determined to be appropriate to the skill of research and 1 was not. 7 out of 9 objectives that were examined were determined to be appropriate to the skill of r decision making and 2 was not.