Evaluation of eighth grade guidance and career planning course according to teachers' views

The main purpose of this research is to determine the views of teachers on the Eighth Grade Guidance and Career Planning Course. In addition, it is aimed to determine the difficulties faced by the teachers while applying the program, their suggestions for the development of the program, and their views on the effective implementation of the course in the distance education process. When the studies conducted in our country are examined, it is seen that the evaluations about the guidance programs are given less attention. It can be said that there is a great deficiency in the literature regarding the evaluation of the Guidance and Career Planning Course, which was added to the program in the 2012-2013 academic year. Within the scope of the research, it is aimed to eliminate this deficiency and to reveal the difficulties encountered in the conduct of the Guidance and Career Planning Course, suggestions for more efficient conduct of the course and the importance of the course. The research is a quantitative study based on the survey model. The research is a descriptive study in terms of revealing the current situation and determining the missing, strong and improvement aspects of the program. Convenience sampling method, one of the non-random sampling methods, was used in the formation of the study group. Teacher Opinions Questionnaire for Eighth Grade Guidance and Career Planning Course was used as data collection tool in the research. Descriptive statistics (frequency and percentile) in the research and Chi-Square Test appearances to determine if it shows a difference, which is understood in detail above about education and courses. As a result of the research, it was determined that the teachers thought positively about the achievements of the Guidance and career planning course program. However, it was revealed that the explanations for the implementation of the lesson were sufficient and the active participation of the students was ensured, but there was difficulty in obtaining the materials that should be used in the activities. In the study, it was found that the participant teachers mostly observed the students and talked with the students in the evaluation of the achievements. It was determined that small group studies should be carried out on the achievements, which are also given as the least used evaluation method. In addition, it was determined that the subjects of "Exam Anxiety" and "Efficient Studying" were mostly focused on within the scope of the course. In the research, it was determined that academic success was given too much importance in schools while conducting the guidance and career planning course, and that the course was given by distance education during the pandemic process was determined as the difficulties encountered. Suggestions were made to inform students, teachers, parents and administrators about the importance of the lesson and to start this lesson from 8th grade to earlier levels.