Abstract:

This study aimed at determining the opinions of secondary school students regarding the use of technology in high school science education. It also aimed to reveal the effects of gender, school type, grade level, the institution of education and the subject related factors on students' opinions. The correlational survey model, a quantitative research method, was used as the method of the study. 199 secondary education students studying in different provinces of the Eastern Anatolia Region in the fall semester of 2020-2021 academic year have been chosen the sample group of the study. The "Student Opinion Scale for the Use of Technology in Physics Education", which was developed by Erdem and Uzal (2018) and suitable for all science subjects, was used in order to obtain the data of the study and the collected data were analyzed by using the SPSS 18 software. In the analysis process, descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were used. According to the findings of the study, it can be concluded that the students expressed a positive opinion at a rate of 78% regarding the use of technology in science lessons. Moreover, it was found that gender, grade level, type of school, institution of education and the subject related factors had no impact on secondary school students' views on the use of technology in science education in high schools.

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