Duisenbayev Abay’s scientific contributions

The importance of gamification in education is supported by the studies conducted. It is very important to teach our students to use technology effectively during the trainings. Technology is just as important in teaching one to use it in the right direction. This study aimed to determine the current situation in the research process and the opinions of teachers and students in its implementation. The main purpose of the research is to determine the importance of game technology in primary schools affiliated to the state institution. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, interviews were conducted with 32 students and 4 teachers. The universe was selected on a voluntary basis. Research questions were created by taking the expert opinions from the researcher. The findings obtained from the research were explained using the content analysis method by thematisation. It has been concluded that students and teachers have positive opinions about game technology. It has been concluded that they want to use game technology in all courses. They noted that students and teachers sometimes have problems caused by a lack of information in a negative way. In this case, it can be corrected with in-service trainings being given. Keywords: Technology, learning, elementary school, student, teacher, game technology;

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the world, education has switched to distance education. Education has transformed from face-to-face education to distance education. This situation caused educators and administrators who were unprepared to panic. Researchers need to increase research on distance education. In the distance education system, it is the most basic task of the teachers to increase the participation of students in the lessons, to teach the students with different techniques as in face-to-face education and to increase their motivation. It is very important to research and develop the techniques and systems used in distance education. In this context, the aim of this study is to determine the views of university students about the distance education process and to get their suggestions. In this study, the qualitative research method for the research data was used for the views and needs of the students studying at the university about the distance education system. The study group included 102 education faculty students studying at 3 different universities. The application was carried out within the scope of the 2020–2021 fall semester computer courses. The interview form developed by the researchers was used as a data collection tool within the scope of the research. While the interview questions were being prepared, the opinions of three experts were taken and the questions were finalised. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings obtained as a result of the research are given in detail in the findings and results sections. Keywords: Distance education, university student, opinion, computer lesson, higher education, information technologies;