New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences Volume 4, Issue 3 (2017) 94-100 ISSN 2421-8030 www.prosoc.eu Selected papers of 7th World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Educational Leadership, (WCLTA 2016) 27-29 October 2016, Danubius Hotel Flamenco Convention Center, Budapest, Hungary Attitudes of pre-service teachers towards the instruction technologies and material design course Zafer Cakmak a *, Department of Classroom Education, FaĐulty of EduĐatioŶ, Fırat UŶiǀersity, ϮϯϭϬϬ, Elazıg, Turkey. Cengiz Taskıran b , Department of Social Studies Education, Faculty of Education, Mus Alparslan University, 49100, Mus, Turkey. Birol Bulut c , Department of Turkish Education, Faculty of Education, Fırat UŶiǀersity, ϮϯϭϬϬ, Elazıg, Turkey. Suggested Citation: Cakmak, Z. (2017). Attitudes of pre-service teachers towards the instruction technologies and material design course. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences. [Online]. 4(3), pp 94-100. Available from: www.prosoc.eu Selection and peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Jesús GarĐia Laborda, University of Alcala, Spain © 2017 SciencePark Research, Organization & Counseling. All rights reserved. Abstract The objective of the present study is to analyze the attitudes of pre-service teachers towards the Instruction Technologies and Material Design course. Descriptive survey model was used in the study. Study group included junior and senior students that atteŶd Fırat UŶiǀersity, FaĐulty of EduĐatioŶ, Priŵary “Đhool “oĐial “tudies, Classrooŵ TeaĐhiŶg, MatheŵatiĐs TeaĐhiŶg and Sciences Teaching departments. Sampling was not conducted in the study since it was possible to reach all the students. Attitude “Đale for IŶstruĐtioŶ TeĐhŶologies aŶd Material DesigŶ Course deǀeloped ďy ÇetiŶ, BağçeĐi, KiŶay aŶd Şiŵşek, ;ϮϬϭϯͿ and personal information form (gender, seniority, department, and academic success score) were used as data collection tools in the study. Explanatory factor analysis (EFA and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted to determine the structural validity of the scale, and three sub-dimensions were identified for the scale. Internal consistency (Cronbach Alpha) reliability coefficient was found as .94 for the whole scale and varied between .78 and .95 for the sub-dimensions of the scale. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS 17 software. Conducted analyses demonstrated that there was no significant difference between the attitude of pre-service teachers based on gender variable, while there were statistically significant differences based on academic standing and departments that the participants attended. Keywords: Pre-service teachers, instruction technologies, material design. * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Zafer Cakmak, DepartŵeŶt of Classrooŵ EduĐatioŶ, FaĐulty of EduĐatioŶ, Fırat UŶiǀersity, ϮϯϭϬϬ, Elazıg, Turkey. E-mail address: z.cakmak@firat.edu.tr / Tel.: + 90 424 237 00 00