Incorporation of a software engineering evaluation method in an educational software course in Turkey

The research literature identifies the limitations of pre-service teacher training in the evaluation and assessment of educational software for classroom use. This study investigated the enhancement of IT pre-service teacher training in educational software evaluation through the incorporation of so...

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Published in:Educational studies 2021-07, Vol.47 (4), p.383-402
Main Authors: Yurtseven Avci, Zeynep, Osman, Rasha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classrooms
Computer Software
Educational software
Educational Technology
Engineering
Evaluation Methods
Foreign Countries
instructional technology
pre-service teacher training
Preservice Teacher Education
Preservice training
Self Esteem
Skill Development
Software
Software engineering
software engineering methods
Software evaluation
Student Attitudes
Teacher education
Teachers
technical skills
Technology Uses in Education
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Summary:The research literature identifies the limitations of pre-service teacher training in the evaluation and assessment of educational software for classroom use. This study investigated the enhancement of IT pre-service teacher training in educational software evaluation through the incorporation of software evaluation techniques from the software engineering discipline. Participants in this study were 25 final year pre-service IT teachers at Faculty of Education at a public university in Turkey. The pre-service teachers were introduced to the software engineering evaluation methods and an instructional educational software evaluation method. The results illustrated that the software engineering evaluation methods enhanced the technical evaluation skills of pre-service teachers and increased their confidence. Pre-service teachers reported that they considered themselves more professional after applying these methods. We believe this work highlighted a method to enhance the educational software evaluation skills of IT pre-service teachers through combining technical evaluation skills with traditional educational methods.
ISSN:0305-5698
1465-3400
DOI:10.1080/03055698.2019.1702509