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This study aims to identify the methods and techniques that teachers of religious culture and ethical knowledge (DKAB) use in the classes and to identify their attitudes towards the methods and techniques concerned. The research is designed with a visual scanning model from quantum research methods. The research has been developed by the researcher in the framework of the "Religious Culture and Ethical Knowledge Teachers' Teaching Methods and Techniques Attitude Scale". The universe of the research is made up of 2078 DKAB Teachers working in Ankara.  The work group consists of 109 teachers not selectively identified for pre-application; in the main application, 373 DKAB teachers identified by layer sampling method. For data analysis, the "t" test and the one-way variance analysis (ANOVA) used Cohen's calculations for impact sizes; the meaning level was also determined at 0.05. This study found that there were significant differences between teachers’ attitudes and teaching methods in terms of gender, professional age and educational status. It has been determined that DKAB teachers are mostly using the narrative and question-response method; they are also present in their classes from contemporary teaching methods to brain storms and educational games.

Abstract:

This study aims to investigate the methods and techniques that teachers of religious culture and ethical knowledge (RCEK) use in their lessons and to identify their attitudes towards these methods and techniques. This study was carried out in a descriptive survey model of quantitative research design. Within the scope of this study, "The attitude scale of teaching methods and techniques of  teachers of religious culture and ethical knowledge” developed by the researcher was used. The population of this study is composed of 2078 RCEK teachers working in Ankara province. The study group was designated as 109 for the preliminary application; in the main application, it is composed of 373 RCEK teachers determined by the layered sampling method. For the analysis of the data, "t" test, ANOVA and Cohen’d formula were used, with the significance level in the study determined as 0.05. We have found that there is significant difference in the attitudes of RCEK teachers towards the use of teaching methods and techniques in terms of gender, professional tenure and education level. It has been identified that RCEK teachers mostly use the methods of narration and question-answer and they use brainstorming and educational games as contemporary teaching methods.

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