| Summary: | The purpose of this
study is to find out science and technology teachers’ perceptions about their
knowledge about constructivist approach and alternative assessment and
evaluation, technology use in education and their preferences about delivery of
in-service trainings. 21 science and technology teachers were selected
purposefully in this study. To understand their perceptions, semi-structured
interviews as a qualitative method were used (Merriam, 1998). Study findings
showed that both experienced and inexperienced teachers had troubles in
preparation and application of alternative assessment methods. Moreover, study
revealed that science and technology teachers are familiar with computers and
internet applications. Lastly, science and technology teachers emphasized advantages
of online training over face-to-face training such as accessibility,
flexibility, and being up-to-date. There was no expression about disadvantages
of online training. Most of the participants giving feedback about face-to-face
training marked disadvantages of it as incompetent trainers, shallow content
and lectures without practice. It is concluded that teachers needs trainings
about alternative assessment and evaluation methods and they see the online
in-service training method be more beneficial compared to face-to-face training
method.
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