Evaluating Orienteering-Based Guidance Material on Mitosis and Meiosis

Abstract

This study aims to obtain science teachers' opinions about developing an orienteering-based guidance material for the 7th-grade subjects of mitosis and meiosis and using this developed material in teaching. The research uses the case study design, a qualitative research method. The research was carried out with 10 science teachers working in public schools in Turkey in the 2020-2021 academic year. A document with 17 open-ended questions prepared by the researchers was applied to the participants online. Content analysis is used for analyzing the data. The study has determined the codes, categories, and themes related to the data obtained from open-ended questions, presenting the findings as direct quotations without interpretation. As a result, the research has concluded teachers to want to use the developed guidance material in their lessons and receive training on this subject and to consider the material suitable for their students' grade and able to contribute to the students' learning.