Social Studies and Science Teachers' Abilities to Use WEB 2.0 Tools

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the competencies of Social Studies and Science Teachers in using Web 2.0 tools. For this purpose, scanning design, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. The data obtained in the research were collected with the "Web 2.0 Tools Usage Competency Scale" developed by Çelik (2020). The study group of the research consists of 83 Social Studies and 77 Science Teachers working in private institutions affiliated to MEB in different provinces in the 2021-2022 academic year. The analysis of this research was done by analyzing the answers given to the "WAKYÖ" Scale of Competency in Using Web 2.0 Tools with the IBM SPSS 26 Package program. The findings were analyzed with descriptive analysis, t-test, one-way analysis of variance, tukey and benferonni tests, and the significance of the data was evaluated at the 0.05 significance level. In line with the findings, while the competencies of Social Studies and Science teachers' use of Web 2.0 tools differ significantly according to the variables of gender, institution, whether they have received training on Web 2.0, education level (undergraduate, graduate) and tenure, there is a significant difference according to the branch variable. found not to show.