Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to determine the opinions of the social knowledge teachers on the thinking training course selectively taught in the high school stages. The research work group consists of 10 social information teachers who work in the center of the province of Sivas in the 2019-2020 educational year and conduct the thought education course. In the research conducted on the basis of the case study of the quality research methods, the data was collected with a semi-configured interview form prepared by the researcher in accordance with the expert opinion. The data collected was analyzed using the visual analysis technique. The findings showed that social information teachers are concerned that they can their goals because the course is optional, and that social information in their bachelor's studies has not been sufficient in full sense for this course. It is also understood that students gain skills such as creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving through this course, and that this course also boosts students’ success in other courses. However, it is understood that the lesson tools are insufficient, that factors such as family, the environment have a negative impact on the achievement of the objectives of the course, that the school administration does not give the necessary importance to the thinking education, and that these are also due to the choice of the course.

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