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PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, no.64, 2025 (ESCI, TRDizin)
Creating cultural awareness and raising consciousness are important in transferring cultural heritage to future generations. The general purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the IT infrastructure-supported game-based application developed to raise awareness and sensitivity in children about cultural heritage on children's sensitivity to cultural heritage and achievement level related to cultural heritage. In the study, a one-group pretest-posttest design from experimental designs was used. The participants of the study were 134 students attending the 3rd and 4th grades of primary school in Eski & scedil;ehir. Cultural heritage sensitivity scale, cultural heritage achievement test and semi-structured interview form were used to collect the data. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was used to analyze quantitative data and descriptive analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the HGJ practice process increased students' sensitivity to cultural heritage and their academic achievement. In addition, both students and parents found the practice enjoyable and instructive despite the problems experienced. Suggestions were made based on the results obtained in the study.