Investigation of virus topic im secondary education in terms of curriculum, teachers and student

In parallel with developing technology and science, the education, whose aims are meeting the needs of individuals and achieving social goals, will be possible with qualified training programs. It is considered that education can be effective and high level objectives can be achieved by the harmony between teachers, students and current teaching programs. In this study, it is aimed to examine the place of subject ''virus''in education programs and to find out its convenience for biology teachers and secondary students in high school education. In this context, the subject of virüs in biology and health education curriculum of secondary education, which includes the virus subject is evaluated in terms of class level, content and gains. The data is collected through the opinions of the programs and that of students who study virus subject in biology and health education lessons at different grade levels. In this study mixed method is used. Mixed method research helps to clarify the various aspects of the phenomenon explored through interdisciplinary research in social sciences, especially in educational sciences. The target population of the quantitative research includes 9th, 10th , 11th and 12th grade Anatolian High School students from Central District of Ankara. For gathering qualitative data, a study group was formed. The research sample was derived from some schools that had been randomly selected from the target population. Therefore, the sample of the research consists of 9th, 10th , 11th and 12th grade Public Anatolian High School students from Central District of Ankara. While the study group comprises of some biology teachers (26) and students (51) from those schools visited in order to collect quantitative data for purposive sampling using maximum diversity method. The documentation used are Biology and Health Education subjects syllabuses that are the sources in which 'the viruses' topic was studied. The quantitative data collection tool is a questionnaire developed by the researches and called 'Views on Viruses'. However, for qualitative data collection, a semi-structured questionnaire, 'a semi-structured interview form about viruses' were used. According to the results obtained in the study, the number of gains and the time allocated for viruses in the secondary school biology and health sciences curriculum is insufficient, and it is seen that the fact that the viruses subject corresponds to the end of the semester creates disadvantages in learning the subject. Explain the content of the subject and the daily life according to the importance given by students and teachers in situations where viruses are learned. In addition to this, although the students suggested that viruses can be learned effectively thanks to the teacher's field competence, the teachers think that the subject can be learned more effectively with visual materials.