Discover
The team made an application in order to provide resolutions to the basic problems that exist in the formal education system in Turkey. They have identified these issues as the following: Lecturing methods that exist both in digital platforms and books do not grasp the attention of the students, the course subjects seem to have very little to do with the daily world and are considered to be taught in an imposing way.
Define, Ideate
The team noticed that 9th and 10th graders’ interest in lectures grew higher when the subjects were taught through a method that would relate them with current developments and role models. They acquired the insight that the present curriculum was considered as ‘’disconnected from the real life’’ therefore causes students to lose their interest in the subjects and become demotivated.
Prototype, Test, Develop
The team noticed that 9th and 10th graders’ interest in lectures grew higher when the subjects were taught through a method that would relate them with current developments and role models. They acquired the insight that the present curriculum was considered as ‘’disconnected from the real life’’ therefore causes students to lose their interest in the subjects and become demotivated.