Technology of teaching ethno-cultural subjects in secondary schools

The aim of this study is to evaluate teacher competencies related to the technology of teaching ethno-cultural subjects in secondary schools. In the research, the descriptive survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used. The sample of the research consists of 288 teachers working in various secondary schools in the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan in the 2022–2023 academic year. Research data were collected with the ‘Ethno-Cultural Subjects Teaching Technology Sufficiency Scale’ developed by the researchers. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 20.0 quantitative analysis program was used in the analysis of the data. Independent groups T-test and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyse the data. As a result of the research; It has been determined that teachers are partially competent in the sub-dimension of proficiency in ethno-cultural subjects, in the sub-dimension of proficiency in the use of technology in teaching ethno-cultural subjects, and in the overall proficiency scale of teaching technology of ethno-cultural subjects. It was determined that the teachers' ethno-cultural subjects teaching technology proficiency did not show a significant difference according to the gender variable. It is seen that the ethno-cultural subjects education technology competencies of the teachers participating in the research make a significant difference in favour of English teachers and social studies teachers according to the branch variable. It has been determined that teachers' ethno-cultural subjects education technology competencies make a significant difference in favour of teachers with 13 years or more experience according to the experience variable. Keywords: Ethno-cultural, ethno-cultural teaching technology, secondary school;