TY - JOUR AU - Taha Yazar PY - 2015/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Prospective teachers’ opinions about instructional technologies and material design course JF - International Journal of Curriculum and Instructional Studies (IJOCIS) JA - IJOCIS VL - 5 IS - 9 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://www.ijocis.com/index.php/ijocis/article/view/28 AB - Educational materials fulfil an important function in making the learners active during the learning process and making information and skills permanent. Thus, the importance of Instructional Technologies and Material Design course in teacher training programmes is increasing. In this study that aims to determine prospective teachers’ opinions about Instructional Technologies and Material Design course, a qualitative method was used. Semi-structured interview technique which is one of the qualitative data collection methods was applied to collect the research data. The study group includes the prospective teachers attending Instructional Technologies and Material Design course (ITMD) in undergraduate programmes at Ziya Gökalp Faculty of Education, Dicle University in 2012- 2013 academic year, Spring Term. 43 prospective teachers from Turkish Language and Literature, Geography, History, and Social Studies departments participated in the study. Descriptive analysis technique was used to analyze the data obtained from the research. While presenting the data, in line with descriptive analysis, opinions of prospective teachers who participated in the interview was included with direct quotations. Based on the findings, it was understood that prospective teachers consider ITMD course necessary in teacher training process. It was seen that prospective teachers expressed their opinions about creating effective teaching and learning processes, students’ active participation, and making information concrete and permanent in ITMD course. ER -