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The purpose of this study is to identify the state of use of first-hand resources in the history courses included in the bachelor's programs. In this study, the method and tools of quality data collection are used, the visual scanning model has been adopted. The work group of the research 2016-2017 academic year of the Atatürk University Kazim Karabekir Education Faculty, the Atatürk University Faculty of Literature and the Erzurum Technical University Faculty of Literature with a total of 27 faculty members who conduct history courses and a total of 70 students who continue their studies in the 4th class of the Faculty of History and History departments. In the study, a semi-configured conversation form and an open-end survey form were used together as a data collection tool. The data obtained in the study was analyzed by content analysis. The study found that the teachers used the resources in various kinds of classes. However, it has been found that these resources were traditionally addressed in classrooms, and that they did not use much for the development of superior thinking skills as shown in the relevant literature. Furthermore, the findings obtained from teachers and students have shown that the practical studies on first-hand resources have remained limited, that the student-centered activities were not much applied and that the teachers showed and promoted more images. Teacher candidates find that the education they receive is not sufficient to use first-hand resources for educational purposes in the secondary school courses.

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The purpose of this study is to determine the status of use of primary sources in history courses in undergraduate programs. A descriptive survey method was adopted in the study in which qualitative data collection method and tools were used. The sample of the research consisted of 27 lecturers who taught history courses in Kazım Karabekir Faculty of Education in Ataturk University, Faculty of Letters in Ataturk University and Faculty of Letters in Erzurum Technical University and 70 students who were at the 4th grade of the history education and history departments in these faculties in the 2016-2017 academic year. In the research, semi-structured interview form and open-ended questionnaire form were used together as data collection tools. The data obtained in the study were analysed via content analysis. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the lecturers in their lessons used variety of sources. However, it was determined that they used these sources traditionally in the lessons and they did not use them to develop higher-order thinking skills as explained in literature. In addition to this, the findings obtained both from the lecturers and students revealed that the practical studies about primary sources were limited, student-centred activities were not preferred much, and lecturers mostly showed visuals and introduced them. It is seen that the education that teacher candidates received is not sufficient to use primary sources for educational purposes in secondary education classes.