Investigation of using web 2.o tools for teaching social studies in terms of success and attitude to the course

With the development of technology toward the end of the 20 st century, the increased knowledge has led to changes in many dimensions, including people's lives, lifestyles, educational levels, cultural backgrounds. There is a very important part of education in the development of this change. The use of technology in the education process ensures efficient teaching environments. The advancements in technology today make the web 2.0 tools important, one of these developments, a rich learning environment for students and teachers. The aim of the research is to review the impact of the web 2.0 tools course implementation on the academic achievements of students and their attitudes toward the Social Information course, which are used in the 4 gain of the class 6 Social Information course 'Journey to History' learning area. To achieve this goal, a descriptive sequential pattern has been applied from mixed research models where quantitative research and qualitative research methods are used together. In 2021-2022 academic year, the research was conducted with 39 students who were studying at the Cumhuriyet Secondary School of Uşak province Karahalli district. The study group of the research has been selected with the appropriate sampling method for easy access. The seven-week study conducted with implementation prepared by using web 2.0 tools in the experimental group, while the control group studied with implementation in the teaching program. Quantitative data, academic success test and Social Information course are obtained with attitude scale and analyzed with independent sample T-Test, dependent sample T-Test and substance statistics in the SPSS 25.0 package program. Qualitative data is collected in a semi-structured interview form, where students write their thoughts on the teaching supported by web 2.0 implementation. The ideas that students have stated in the interview form have been analyzed by parsing into themes, subthemes and codes with the descriptive analysis method. The research revealed that the study group with the web 2.0 tools and the study group had a significant difference in success levels in relation to the control group that was processing their courses according to the current program. However, as a result of the Social Information course, which is covered by web 2.0 implementation, it has been determined that students do not make significant difference in their attitude toward the Social Information course. In the semi-structured interview form, the students of the experiment group stated that they are happy to use web 2.0 implementation in the Social Studies course and that they want to process their courses using these implementation in other courses.