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In Turkey, Digital Literacy is refered to as Dijital Okur-Yazarlık or Bilgisayar Okur-Yazarlığı. There is a separate course named Bilişim Teknolojileri ve Yazılım ("Information and Communication Technologies and Software"). Bilişim is a short version of Bilgi (Information) and İletişim (Communication). However, Bilişim is also used as a term for Informatics, together with Enformatik.
| Data Mode | Data Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Data Availability | Data available | |
| Informatics: First Contact | Lower Secondary |
If you mean 1st year at higher education, yes we have a mandatory “Information and Communication Technologies” course to teach computer literacy and that’s why Department of Informatics are established by some 10-15 years ago. In primary schools generally no computer related courses at first year. |
| Informatics: Availability of Courses | Yes |
There is only one elective ICT/Informatics course offered in secondary schools to be taken only one time. For vocational high schools the situation is different. They have compulsory informatics courses which leads possible university entrance. |
| Informatics: Curriculum Consistency | Country |
The Ministry of National Education is responsible for the supervision of public and private educational system and curricula for K12 levels are available. However, there are differences in terms of schools types and existing infrastructure. For public schools Digital Literacy courses are mandatory from 5th to 8th grade, and schools which have technical capabilities and teachers etc. may extend it from 3rd grade to 9th grade. Besides, west of the country is more rich in terms of technology, infrastructure and other resources compared with east part, and cities are in more advantage than urban areas in the same way. These kinds of situations cause local differences in the country. |
| Informatics: Enrolment | all students |
We have four years of compulsory course in junior high school only since 2012. |
| Digital Literacy: First Contact | Primary |
There is a huge difference between private and state schools. Students going to private schools use computers during their pre-school years. Pupils have their first contact with computers usually when they start primary school. In public schools at the age of 11 (5th grade), private schools can begin earlier at the age of 9 (3rd grade) since they have more freedom in terms of curriculum and time |
| Digital Literacy: A Separate Subject? | Separate subject |
Digital Literacy is a separate course named “Bilişim Teknolojileri ve Yazılım" ("Information and Communication Technologies and Software"). |
| Digital Literacy: Curriculum Consistency | Country |
The Ministry of National Education is responsible for the supervision of public and private educational system and curricula for K12 levels are available. However, there are differences in terms of schools types and existing infrastructure. For public schools Digital Literacy courses are mandatory from 5th to 8th grade, and schools which have technical capabilities and teachers etc. may extend it from 3rd grade to 9th grade. Besides, west of the country is more rich in terms of technology, infrastructure and other resources compared with east part, and cities are in more advantage than urban areas in the same way. These kinds of situations cause local differences in the country. |
| Digital Literacy: Enrolment | all students |
For public schools Digital Literacy courses are mandatory from 5th to 8th grade. |
| Teacher Training: Special Qualifications | Special qualifications |
Turkey is a unique country where there are undergraduate departments of education faculties focusing to computer and instructional technology education. The program contains computer science, instructional technology and education topics. Graduates of these departments qualify to become teachers and instructional technologists to help out all teachers for better ways of using technology for education. For ICT teachers, main expectation is being graduated from Computer Education and Instructional Technology Depts. |
| Teacher Training: Number of Subjects | 1 | |
| Teacher Training: Entry Requirement | B.Ed. / B.Sc. + pgc. | |
| Teacher Training: In-Service Length | No in-service part |
In-service trainings are provided whenever necessary and duration can change. |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Digital Literacy Curriculum | No | |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Informatics Curriculum | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Typical Path Availability | Yes |
They are graduates of "Computer Education and Instructional Technology". There are programmimg courses in the curriculum but not sufficient to pronounce teachers as informatics experts. |
| Teacher Training: Professionals as Teachers | (Yes) |
They can become teachers if they get pedagogical teaching certificate after graduaetion. |
| Teacher Training: Professional Experience | (Yes) |
yes but with major training in Informatics |
| Teacher Training: Mathematics Teachers | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Physics Teachers | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Business Teachers | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Engineering Teachers | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Teachers from other Disciplines | N/A |
There is no such a curriculum. Some schools implement STEM/STEAM but rarely. We don't have any course about engineering also. Only cross-curricular activities can be carried but almost no such implementations. |
| Teacher Training: Security of Employment | De facto SoE | |
| Educational Policies | Country | |
| Learning Objectives | Country |