Determination of opinions of science teachers on web based education -Web based teaching of an 8th grade science course book chapter named "transformation of the material and energy" according to the Gagne`s teaching model-

IV ABSTRACT DETERMINATION OF OPINIONS OF SCIENCE TEACHERS ON WEB BASED EDUCATION -Web Based Teaching Of An 8th Grade Science Course Book Chapter Named "Transformation Of The Material And Energy" According To The Gagne's Teaching Model- Tayfun TANYERİ Division of Computer and Educational Instruction Technology Anadolu University Institue of Educational Sciences, February 2004 Adviser: H. Ferhan ODABAŞI Recent developments on the student-centered education led to the active involvement of the student in the education system. In the light of these developments science courses need to be revised. Visual interactive and concrete techniques could easily be inserted in the science courses through the use Web. In designing the Web aided material first step is identifying strategies based on certain teaching-learning principles and/or theories, because a Web material lacking such a theoretical basis will be inadequate. The purpose of this study is to develop a teaching material based on Gagne's Teaching Model for Web aided teaching of a book chapter named "Transformation of the Material and Energy" in an 8th grade science course and to determine the adequacy of the format and the content of the developed material by getting the opinions of science course teachers. The research project is planned in a scanning mode and consists of development of a Web aided teaching material and preparation of a survey to evaluate this material. The research data have been collected from science course teachers employed in 9 different MLO schools in Eskişehir, Turkey, in the 2003-2004 Academic Year, Fall. The analysis is based on the frequency counts.According to the data obtained in this research, it is verified that the Web aided teaching material reflects the principles of the Gagne's Teaching Model, creates a pedagogic structure for Web aided education, and suits the Web formatting criteria.