Effect of Science Teaching Enriched with Technological Practices on Attitudes of Secondary School 7 Grade Students towards Science Course

Purpose of this research is to examine effect of science teaching enriched with technological practices on attitude levels of secondary school 7 grade students towards science course. Execution step of the research was performed on 7 grade students attending to a government secondary school in Turkey in the academic year of 2015 and completed in 13 weeks. Workgroup of the study had 74 students (control group = 38, experiment group = 36). “The Attitude towards Science Course Scale” was used to collect data. The scale having 5-point Likert grading structure was applied as pretest, posttest and follow-up test. Cronbach Alpha (α) reliability coefficient of the scale was 0.85. The execution step of the study was performed by the same teacher in science courses of control and experiment groups. The control group was not subjected to any experimental process and a student centered education in line with the existing science course curriculum was offered. The experiment group received education in parallel to the curriculum but technologically enriched science education programs were included in the teaching process. The research concluded that attitude levels of the experiment group significantly increased and this increase was still preserved three months after completing the research.


Introduction
Using technology in the learning -teaching process has become inevitable for improving efficiency of education in parallel to the developments experienced in information, communication and technology segments in the 21 st century [1, 2,3,4,5,6]. Integrating technology into educational activities has never been this important and classrooms offer teaching and learning options to teachers and students through quick access to technologies and teaching materials [7]. Teaching processes applied in classrooms has started to be technology-supported when technology infiltrated into education environments [8]. Technologically enriched education includes interesting, interactive technological practices assuring student participation that might have positive effect on students' attitude towards the course.

Attitude in Teaching
It is seen that there is a wide range of studies arguing that attitude towards a course is one of the key affective factors having impact on teaching -learning process [9,10,11,12,13,14,15]. Positive attitudes towards school and learning improve any student's knowledge acquisition, skill development abilities and motivation [16]. Attitude is one of the key factors determining students' achievements in science [17]. If students have positive attitude towards science, they might be more interested in this field and prefer professions related with science in the future [18]. The studies conducted by Mattern & Schau [19] show that positive attitudes developed by students during student life have impact on working, doing researches in the field of science in future. Students' attitude towards science course has impact on levels of success in science [13,20,21,22,23]. A study by Yildirim & Kansiz [24] concluded that there is a significant relationship between frequency of using technological practices in teaching process and attitude towards science course, and interactive technological practices, which address differences in learning ways of students, must be used in the learningteaching process.

Technology in Teaching
In today's world, education and use of technology in education are two concepts that cannot be separated from 948 Effect of Science Teaching Enriched with Technological Practices on Attitudes of Secondary School 7 th Grade Students towards Science Course each other [25,26,27]. Many researchers highlight that effective use of teaching technologies has the potential of improving education system [28,29]. In a world shaped by technology, we certainly acknowledge the importance we should attach to educating our students. Thus, if a student gets into the habit of applying and using technology directly on the education process, that student will not fall behind the times by using technology in daily life [30]. Individuals being more attentive to and sparing time for use of technology and computer in the education process are known to believe in themselves and have positive competencies [31]. To sum up, considering the today's technological advancements and increased importance of education, it has become inevitable to use technology for solving educational problems [3]. Purpose of technology based or technologically enriched learning environments is to achieve positive results through learning and teaching processes appealing to all students having different ways of learning [32].
In this context, technology should be used in the process of learning and teaching science, and technology should be integrated in education process by taking into consideration technological qualifications teachers and students have [33,34]. Integrating technology into learning process means integrating technology into pedagogical content knowledge, in other words it means using Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) in learning-teaching process. Yildiz [35] argues that teachers must have TPACK competence for successfully completing integration of technology into their courses. This research discusses teaching enriched with technological practices, i.e. TPACK -supported teaching in the education process.

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Today, technology has become a gradually expanding part of classrooms and thus teachers are expected to have technological knowledge as well as pedagogical and content knowledge [36]. Mishra & Koehler [37] defined this knowledge as TPACK. As seen on the Ministry of National Education's "Draft National Teaching Strategy Statement" and Turkish Education Association's research on "Competencies of Teaching Profession", TPACK is listed as one of the competencies a teacher must have for being qualified and quality teacher in Turkey [38,39]. Furthermore, a review of 2000 National Education Technology Standards developed by the International Society of Technology Standards in the USA confirms that technology-supported, effective learning environments were taken as basis and 2008 National Education Technology Standards were based on learning environment integrated with technology [40,41].
The technology-supported, effective learning environment and learning environment integrated with technology suggest use of TPACK in teaching process. The technological practices used on the experiment group during the teaching process include practices supporting the technological pedagogical content knowledge. TPACK is the combination of content knowledge development and technological, teaching -learning knowledge development [4]. TPACK is the extension of pedagogical content knowledge. A teacher will have TPACK when that teacher knows how to teach subject area with technological tools and pedagogical strategies [42].
When it comes to a teacher's improvement in presentation of any subject area with the use of technology and knowledge of different pedagogical techniques, using technology in modern learning approaches for teaching a subject, TPACK does not make this harder or easier; it embodies information about using technology in solving problems encountered by the students and using technology to create new knowledge [43]. According to Mishra & Koehler [37], TPACK is the basis of effective education to be performed with technology.

Importance of Using Technology in Education
In science and technology education, it is important for students to structure their knowledge with technology-supported activities enabling them to be active in the courses [44]. Technology based learning might be effective in improving students' involvement in courses, assuring students' progress as active learners, widening independency of students and improving social interaction of students [45]. It offers a number of conveniences such as visualization, vocalization and animation in the process of structuring information in the learner's mind [46]. Using technology in learning environments offers a wider range of learning conditions to students as well as inspiriting interest, putting students in the center and increasing motivation levels. From this point of view, use of technology in learning -teaching process has a key role [47].
Ardac & Unal [48] argue that audiovisual presentation of information through education technologies is more effective for ensuring permanent learning. When explaining nature and natural events, science courses frequently use abstract notions like concept, principle and law; thus using educational software and explaining abstract concepts with visuals enrich the education [49]. The literature has studies highlighting the contributions of technology-supported teaching such as assuring effective participation of students in the learning -teaching process, improving success, developing positive attitude, increasing motivation, materializing abstract concepts, assuring active involvement of students in the courses, contributing to recollection and comprehension abilities, facilitating meaningful and long lasting learning, expanding the education-teaching environment and supporting constructivist learning [3,5,7,36,46,47,50,51,52 teachers should take into consideration use of technology in planning learning -teaching process [66].
A review of the literature reveals that use of technology and technological practices in the learning-teaching process has some limitations. First of all, a classroom should have equipment sufficient for use of technology. Furthermore, it cannot be said that everyone has trouble-free internet access. Accessing and using technology are still problems of regions characterized with lower socioeconomic opportunities. It is not enough to incorporate technology into the education process. Because knowing what technology is and how it is used does not mean technology can be used in education. Contrary to other teaching materials, teachers should have specific knowledge and certain set of skills for preparing and using technological practices. Development of technology-based teaching design is not only a process related to having advanced level of technological knowledge; it also requires good level of content and pedagogical knowledge. Furthermore, the materials used for teaching should have properties enabling achievement of the student objectives specified on the curriculum. It is not easy to find educational software with features fit for the objectives and goals set on the curriculums [67, 68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75]. Koskela, Kiltti, Vilpola & Tervonen [76] argued in his study that virtual learning environments should be designed based on student characteristics and needs since designs of poor quality reduce student motivation.
Accordingly, the disadvantages can be listed as insufficient technological equipment available in the schools, lack of technological practices with features fit for the goals in curriculums and cognitive levels of students as well as inadequate preparation of technological practices, which might contribute to the development of student competencies specified on the curriculum, and use of such practices by the teachers throughout the teaching process. In this context, it is considered that teachers should have TPACK competency for developing such practices and using them for teaching.
Furthermore, the education process must have qualities improving student attitudes [33]. As seen from a review of targeted skills to be developed by students in science education, attitude is one of the skills to be developed [34].
Accordingly, learning outcomes of students, such as success, can be developed through creating and working with learning -teaching processes and environments that will improve attitude towards the course in a positive way. Interactive and technologically enriched educations which can attract students' interest, expands the learningteaching process, assure direct, active and practical involvement of students in the learning process, and has a key role in realizing this objective.
Learning and teaching process must be enriched based on the idea that learning is as personal as a fingerprint and individuals have different ways of learning. Science teaching supported with technological practices includes technology-based practices that can enrich the learningteaching process.
Including technology supported, effective teaching environments and learning environment integrated with technology, which were underlined on 2000 and 2008 National Education Technology Standards developed by the International Society for Technology Standards [40,41], in this study and use of TPACK, which is accepted as one of the teacher competencies on the Turkish Ministry of National Education's Draft National Teaching Strategy Statement [38] and Turkish Education Association's research on Competencies of Teaching Profession [39], in the learning and teaching process bring this study into prominence. Furthermore, the literature has studies arguing that technology should be used in the learning and teaching process [6,52,56,60,66,77,78,79,80,81,82,83].
Based on the abovementioned reasons, it is agreed that studies aiming to determine impact of TPACK-supported teaching activities enriched with technological practices on the development of students' learning outcomes, such as attitude towards courses, will contribute to the literature. Accordingly, it is agreed that researches done for using technological practices in teaching are important and necessary for diversifying the learning -teaching process, improving levels of attitude towards the course, using TPACK as one of the teacher competencies and contributing to the literature.

Purpose of Research
This research was done for examining the effect of science teaching enriched with technological practices on attitudes of secondary school 7 th grade students towards science course. For this purpose, the research tried to answer the following questions.
1. Is there any significant difference between pre, post application and 3-month follow-up period attitudes of the 7 th grade students towards science course receiving technologically enriched science teaching? 2. Is there any significant difference between pre, post application and 3-month follow-up period attitudes of the 7 th grade students towards science course receiving education based on the existing science course curriculum?
3. Is there any significant difference between pre, post application and 3-month follow-up period attitudes of the 7 th grade students towards science course receiving technologically enriched science teaching and current science course curriculum?

Research Design
Quasi experimental method and pretest -experimental design with posttest control groups were used on the 950 Effect of Science Teaching Enriched with Technological Practices on Attitudes of Secondary School 7 th Grade Students towards Science Course research [84]. Since randomness principle or drawing of lots were not used for selecting students for the control and experiment groups of the study and the existing classes were used, the research is quasi experimental [85].

Research Workgroup
The workgroup of the research was the 7 th grade students attending to a government secondary school in Ankara on the second semester of academic year 2015. Four classes were included in the research and random assignment method was used to determine which two classes would be experiment and which two would be control groups; two classes were appointed as the control group and the other two classes as the experiment group.
The workgroup of the research had total 74 students; 38 students in the control group and 36 students in the experiment group. The control group has 20 female and 18 male students and the experiment group had 18 female and 18 male students. The research's sampling method is a convenience sampling method because the execution stage of the research was conducted with a science teacher capable of teaching science course enriched with technological practices that can be easily monitored and directed by the researchers and with that teacher's students [85].

Application of Research
The 13-week research targeted the 7 th grade students attending to a government secondary school in Turkey in the academic year of 2015. Pretest, posttest and follow-up tests are not included in the execution period of this research. Necessary permissions were obtained before starting the research. The execution step of the research was performed by the same teacher during the science course of control and experiment groups. "Attitude towards Science Course Scale" was used a pretest at the beginning of the experiment for determining levels of attitude towards science course of the control and experiment group students. Force and Motion, Electricity in our Life, Light Units were provided 4 hours a week to the control and experiment groups and total 52 hours in 13-week period. The control group did not receive any experimental procedure, and a student centered education, based on science course curriculum existed in 2015 academic year, was offered.
The experiment group received education parallel to the education offered to the control group but it also included technologically enriched teaching practices. Practices supported with TPACK were used for technologically enriched science teaching offered to the experiment group. These technological applications are: "Smart Board, Tablet  prepared in these programs were used in the experiment group so science teaching enriched with technological practices was realized. The control and experiment groups received student-centered education, designed based on the science course curriculum and activities given on the course book, at the execution phase of the research. There was no other impact that could change the students' attitudes towards the course. In addition to these, the experiment group had concept cartoons; animation and concept map prepared using online programs at the introduction step of the courses as well as simulation experiments at the development step; presentations and videos at the explanation step and augmented reality applications, digital stories at the expansion step and puzzles, exams, concept maps on the assessment step. QR Code and virtual class applications were also included on each step of the course. These activities were prepared using online programs and presented on the teaching process with aids such as smart board and tablets.
When the experiment procedure was completed, the "Attitude towards Science Course Scale" was applied as posttest to the students in the control and experiment groups. The "Attitude towards Science Course Scale" was applied to the students in the experiment group 3 months after the posttest, as follow up test.

Data Collection Tools
This research used the "Attitude towards Science Course Scale" designed by Tepe [86] for determining the attitude towards science course level of students. This scale of 40 items was designed based on the 5-point Likert assessment structure from "Strongly Agree" to "Strongly Disagree" and with reliability of 0.82. Before the application step of this research, the scale was applied on 218 seventh grade students attending to the same secondary school as well as control and experiment groups. As a result of analyzing collected data, the Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of this scale was calculated as 0.85 for this research. This coefficient confirms that the scale is reliable.
When analyzing the data collected by applying this scale, "Strongly Agree" answer given for each positive statement on the items was graded 5 points; "Agree" 4 points, "Somewhat agree" 3 points, "Disagree" 2 points and "Strongly Disagree" 1 point. The abovementioned grading was reversed for scoring the negative statements on the items. The total point obtained from the scale was divided by the number of items on the scale and attitude score of each student was calculated. Accordingly, the minimum score to be received from this is 1 and the maximum score is 5. The scale was used as the pretest for determining the attitude towards science course levels of the 7 th grade students at the beginning of the research and as the posttest for determining effect of the experimental procedure at the end of research and as the follow-up test 3-month after completing the research. Total score obtained from the test shows the attitude level of an individual.

Data Analysis
Microsoft Excel 2010 electronic table program and SPSS 22 statistical analysis program were used to analyze quantitative data of the research. Descriptive statistical techniques were used for determining general distribution of answers given by the students on the scale and examining whether quantitative data shows the normal distribution. Furthermore, central tendency (mean, mode and median) and central distribution (standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis) values of the scale scores were used. "Independent Sample t-test" analysis was used to determine whether there is significant level of difference between scores of the control and experiment groups in the research. "One-Way ANOVA for Repeated Measures" was used to determine whether there is significant level of different between point averages calculated within the control and experiment groups with pretest at the beginning of research period, posttest at the end of research and follow-up test done three months after completing the research. The Bonferroni test was applied to determine the direction of the meaningful difference at ANOVA. All analyzes were evaluated to have significance level of .05 [87].
If analyzes concluded that there is a statistically significant difference between the groups, effect size was calculated to determine whether this difference is significant in practice. When determining the effect size, Cohen's d was calculated in the t-test analysis for independent groups and Eta Squared value was calculated in the "One-Way ANOVA for Repeated Measures". If d value is less than .20 according to Cohen [88], the effect is small; if the value is .50 or over .80, the effect is medium and large, respectively and if the Eta Squared value is .01, .06 and .14, the effect size can be interpreted as small, medium and large, respectively.

Findings
Before statistically analyzing pretest, posttest and follow-up test attitude towards science course scores of the students in the control and experiment groups, the statistical method to be used for analyzing quantitative data obtained from the scale was researched and decided. In quantitative researches, both parametric and non-parametric statistical methods can be used for data analysis. For using parametric statistical analysis methods, the quantitative data obtained from the tests and scales used on the research process must have normal distribution [89].
Accordingly, analyzes were done to determine the statistical method to be used for analyzing data obtained from the attitude towards science course scale and the results are given on the Table 1. Based on these findings, the research examined whether the pre, post and follow up test scores of the students in the control and experiment groups have normal distribution.
As seen on Table 1, point average of control group students calculated from attitude pretest as well as median and mode values are close to each other. Also, point average of experiment group students calculated from the pretest as well as median and mode values are close to each other. In a similar manner, point average, median and mode values of the control group in the posttest and point average, median and mode values of the experiment group in the posttest are close to each other. Furthermore, follow-up test score average, median and mode values of the control group are close to each other whereas the follow-up test scores average, median values of the experiment group are close to each other. Besides, it is seen that kurtosis and skewness values of the pretest, posttest and follow-up test points scored by the control and experiment group students are within the range of -1.5 and +1.5. The fact that the control and experiment groups' students have arithmetic average, median and mode values close to each other in terms of pre, post and follow up attitude tests as well as the kurtosis and skewness values' range (between -1.5 and + 1.5) of pre, post and follow up test scores and the findings confirming that the number of sampling in both control and experiment groups is higher than 30 show that data obtained from pre, post and follow up attitude tests applied to the control and experiment groups have normal distribution [90,91].
It was decided to use parametric tests for analyzing data confirmed to have normal distribution based on the descriptive statistical results. Accordingly, "Independent Sample t-test" was used to determine whether there is significant difference between pre, post and follow up attitude test score averages of the control and experiment groups. "One-Way ANOVA for Repeated Measures" was used to analyze whether there is a significant level of difference between pre, post and follow up attitude test average points within the control and experiment groups, separately.
Attitude pretest scores were compared statistically for determining whether attitude levels of students in the control and experiment groups were equal at the beginning of the experimental procedure and the results are given on Table 2. Total score of the attitude scale was divided by the number of items on the scale to calculate the attitude score for each student. As seen on Table 2, the students of the control (=3.44) and experiment (=3.41) groups did not have a significant level of difference in terms of attitude pretest scores at the beginning of the research (t (72) = 0,32; p>,05). This finding suggests that the students in the control and experiment groups had similar levels of attitude at the beginning of the research. As seen from the findings on the Table 3, there is a significant level of difference between attitude posttest scores of the control and experiment group students at the end of the research (t (72) = -4,14; p<,05). A review of arithmetic means related to attitude of the control (=3.46) and experiment (=3.94) groups would confirm that scores of the experiment group students are significantly higher than the scores of the control group students. The effect size value of this difference was calculated as Cohen's d = . 99. This value can be interpreted as a high level effect [88]. As seen from the findings on the Table 4, there is a significant level of difference between attitude scores of the control (=3.48) and experiment (=3.87) group students on the third month following completion of the research and this difference is in favor of the experiment group (t (72) = -3,34; p<,05). In other words, attitude scores of the experiment group students were significantly higher than the control group students at the end of three-month period following the completion of research application phase. The effect size value of this difference was calculated as Cohen's d = . 78. This value can be interpreted as a medium level effect [88].  As seen on the Table 5, the attitude follow-up test average points (=3.48) of the control group students are higher than the average of posttest (=3.46) and pretest (=3.44) scores. However, as suggested by the findings on the Table 6, there is no significant level of difference between the pretest, posttest and follow up test scores (Wilks' Lambda= 0,99, F (2-74) = 0,20; p>,05). Accordingly, it might be concluded that the control group students have similar levels of attitude at the beginning and end of the research and at the third month following the completion of application step. According to Tables 7 and 8, there is a significant level of difference between attitude pretest (=3.41), posttest (=3.94) and follow up test (=3.87) scores of the experiment group students (Wilks' Lambda= 0,04, F (2-70) = 46,77; p<,05). The Bonferroni test was applied to determine the difference between the measurements. According to the Bonferroni test results at the Table 8 This finding suggests that the attitude levels of the experiment group students at the end of research and on the third month following the completion of research are at a level significantly higher than the level at the beginning of the research. Besides, the attitude point average on the third month following the completion of experimental procedure (follow up test) is less than the posttest point average but, as seen on the Table 8, there is no significant difference between the follow up test point average and posttest point average. In other words, it might be argued that attitude levels of the experiment group students are similar at the end of the research and on the third month following the completion of the research. The effect size value was calculated as Eta Squared= 0.97. This level suggests a high level of effect. Accordingly, it might be argued that technologically enriched science teaching has high level effect on development of attitude [88].

Discussion
This research was done for the purpose of studying the effect of science teaching enriched with technological practices on the attitude levels of the 7 th grade students. The control and experiment group students were at a similar position at the beginning of the research, in terms of attitude levels (t (72) = 0,32; p>,05). This result is fit for the purpose of comparing the effect of experimental procedure on the attitude levels of students in the control and experiment groups. It is confirmed that the attitude scores of the experiment group students were significantly higher than the students in the control group at the end of the research (t (72) = -4,14; p<,05). The attitude scores of the experiment group students on the third month following the completion of research were significantly higher when compared to the students in the control group (t (72) = -3,34; p<,05). Accordingly, it might be argued that science teaching enriched with the technological practices is more effective in increasing attitude levels of the 7 th grade students and assuring preservation of attitudes developed for the science teaching at the end of three-month period when compared to the teaching offered to the control group.
The students in the control group had similar levels of attitude at the beginning and end of the research and on the third month following the research (F (2-74) = 0,20; p>,05).
The attitude scores of the students in the experiment group at the end of the research and on the third month following the completion of research were significantly higher than the scores at the beginning of the research (F  =46,77; p<,05). Furthermore, the attitude levels of the experiment group were similar at the end of research and on the third month following the completion of research. Based on these findings, it might be argued that science teaching enriched with technological practices is effective in improving attitude levels of the students and this improvement of attitude level continued at the end of three-month period. The reason of changing attitudes towards science is the students who are active in the course of interactive education [92].
A review of the literature about teaching enriched with technological practices confirmed that a study by Benli Kayabasi & Sarikaya [30] concluded that technology-supported education has significant effect on the attitudes developed by the 7 th grade students towards science. A research by Kara & Yesilyurt [93] concluded that Vitamin, the educational software designed in the format of course software, has positive effect on the attitude towards biology. A research by Ogreten & Ulucinar Sagir [94] determined that an interactive teaching method significantly contributes to the improvement of students' attitude towards science courses. Kumas [95] concluded that technology-supported teacher guiding materials increase motivation of the 9 th grade students and improve their success by intriguing them. A study by Pekmezci [96] determined that short stories supported with information technologies significantly increase attitude levels of the 6 th grade students towards science course. Another study by Guler [97]  The studies show that technological materials used for education, such as smart boards, simulations, virtual manipulatives and dynamic software programs support learning and teaching activities [55,60,99,108].
Based on the fact that computer-supported teaching is also a form of technology-supported teaching, the literature reviewing effect of technology-supported teaching and computer-supported teaching on the attitude towards the course is included. For example, a study by Akcay, Tuysuz & Feyzioglu [92] confirmed that computer-supported and student centered learning methods as well as computer-supported and teacher centered method assure positive improvement in students' achievement in science course, attitudes towards the science course, attitudes towards the science teacher and attitudes towards computer when compared to the conventional learning methods. Furthermore, it is determined that this positive change was much more evident on the experiment group receiving student centered education. The literature confirms that computer supported science education has significant level of effect on the development of attitude towards science education [109,110,111,112,113], attitude towards computer [109,113], and attitude towards science teacher [112]. Aycan et al. [114] tried teaching "Motion on Earth" unit on computer environment. As a result of that research, it is concluded that students considered "Motion on Earth" subject as very interesting and easy to remember when taught on the computer environment. Arslan [115] concluded that computer supported education has positive effect on the students' attitude towards course. As seen on the abovementioned researches, technology supported and computer supported teaching has positive effect on development of attitude towards the course. If we bear in mind that computer supported teaching is a form of technology-supported teaching, the abovementioned research results support the conclusion of this research; education supported with technological practices significantly improves the level of attitude. However, a study by Curaoglu [116] concluded that technologically enriched education has no significant effect on development of the 6 th grade students' attitude towards math course. Oner [117] and Yemen [62] respectively did studies with the 7 th grade and 8 th grade students and concluded that technology-supported education increases level of success in math courses but has no significant effect on the attitude towards math course. Studies by Cepni, Tas & Kose [118], Guven & Sulun [52] and Kahraman [119] stated that computer-supported education has no significant effect on development of attitude towards the course. This conclusion does not support the conclusion of this research, which argues that teaching enriched with technological practices significantly contributes to the development of attitude level. If we bear in mind that the abovementioned research periods are as short as 3 to 4 weeks, it might be argued that the conclusions of those researches are related to lack of long term application periods, needed for development of affective characteristics such as attitude.

Conclusions
In conclusion, it is concluded that science teaching enriched with technological practices has a significant level of contribution to the attitude towards science course development of secondary school the 7 th grade students and this improvement was sustained for a period of three months after completing the research. However, it is determined that the attitude towards science course levels of students in the control group has not changed on a significant level.
Furthermore, the attitude towards science course levels of the control and experiment group students were similar at the beginning of the research but the attitudes of students in the experiment group towards science course were significantly higher than the students in the control group at the end of research and on the third month following completion of the research. These results show that science teaching enriched with technological practices is significantly effective on the development of student attitudes towards science course and preservation of this development, and teaching methods used on the control group are not that effective. Root cause of this conclusion is the fact that technological practices interact with the students; this intrigues students, diversifies the learningteaching process and assures direct, active and practical participation of students in the learning process.
Accordingly, it might be argued that use of technological practices in the process of science teaching can contribute to the effective learning product and results. If we bear in mind the fact that science teaching enriched with technological practices significantly improves the attitude towards science course levels, it is agreed that learningteaching process should include technological practices.
It is agreed that teachers should have TPACK, which is one of the teacher training competencies, for incorporating technological practices into learning -teaching process. Accordingly, it might be argued that TPACK teaching should be included in the teacher training process. For that purpose, it is agreed that TPACK and Technological Practices courses should be added to curriculums followed at Faculties of Education.