Vol. 8 No. 54 (2020)

Research Article

University Students' Perspective on Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: The Case of Turkey

Published 2020-11-30

  • Nuray Öz Ceviz Marmara University image/svg+xml
  • Necla Tektaş Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
  • Gültekin Basmacı Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University image/svg+xml
  • Mehmet Tektaş Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
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COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Uzaktan Eğitime Bakışı: Türkiye Örneği

Covid-19 pandemisi öncesinde belli branşlarda ve sertifikasyon programlarında kullanılan uzaktan öğretim modeli, pandemi koşullarıyla beraber yaygınlaşarak dünyada eğitimin çok büyük kısmının bu yöntem ile yapılmasına neden olmuştur. Ülkemizde 15 Mart 2020 tarihinde eğitimin uzaktan öğretim yöntemi ile yapılmasına ilişkin karar yaklaşık 25 milyon öğrenci ve 1,5 milyon eğitimcinin öğrenme ve öğretme metodolojisini tamamen değiştirmiştir. Bu çalışma kapsamında, özellikle büyük şehirlerde sokağa çıkma kısıtlamaları, şehre giriş çıkış yasakları, 20 yaş altı ve 65 yaş üstü kısıtlamaları ve toplumsal kaygıların getirdiği süreç eğitim açısından ele alınarak analiz edilmiştir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde üniversite öğrencilerinin uzaktan öğretime yönelik bakış açılarını incelemektir. Araştırmada, tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri ülkemizde eğitim veren çeşitli üniversitelerden 997 öğrenci ile kolayda örnekleme yöntemine göre ve öğrencilerin online doldurdukları anket aracılığı ile toplanmıştır. Bu geniş katılım sayesinde uzaktan öğretim ile ilgili Covid-19 sürecini iyi bir şekilde açıklayacak sonuçlar elde edilmiştir. Genel olarak öğrenciler, uzaktan eğitim modeli yerine yüzyüze eğitimi tercih etmektedirler. Ek olarak, öğrenciler derslerini daha çok akıllı telefonlar yardımıyla izlediklerinden zorlandıklarını belirtmişlerdir.

Anahtar Kelimeler Covid-19 pandemi süreci, uzaktan eğitim, üniversite öğrencileri

Abstract

The distance education model, which was used in certain branches and certification programs before the Covid-19 pandemic, became widespread with the pandemic conditions and caused the majority of education to be done with this method in the world. In our country, on March 15, 2020, the decision to conduct education with distance education has completely changed the learning and teaching methodology of approximately 25 million students and 1.5 million educators. Within the scope of this study, curfew restrictions, entry and exit restrictions, restrictions under 20 and over 65, and social concerns, especially in big cities, were analyzed in terms of education. The purpose of this research is to examine the perspectives of university students towards distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic process. In the research, scanning model was used. The data of the study were collected with 997 students from various universities in our country using the convenience sampling method and via a questionnaire that the students filled out online. Thanks to this wide participation, results that will well explain the Covid-19 process related to distance education were obtained. Generally, students prefer face-to-face education instead of distance education model. Additionally, the students stated that they had difficulties because they watched their lessons mostly with smart phones.

Keywords Covid-19 pandemic process, distance education, university students

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