Analysis of University Students' Opinions on the COVID-19 Process and the Distance Education Method Applied in This Process: The Sample of Mus Alparslan University

Autor/in	Arici, Bayram
Titel	Analysis of University Students' Opinions on the COVID-19 Process and the Distance Education Method Applied in This Process: The Sample of Mus Alparslan University
Quelle	In: African Educational Research Journal, 8 (2020), S.344-352 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2354-2160
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Distance Education; Online Courses; Educational Technology; Higher Education; College Students; Student Attitudes; Stress Variables; Mental Health; Interpersonal Relationship; Economic Factors; Program Effectiveness; Access to Computers; Homework; Instructional Materials; Teacher Student Relationship; World Problems; Anxiety; Health Behavior; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Psychohygiene; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Hausaufgabe; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Weltproblem; Angst; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Türkei
Abstract	The coronavirus disease, which began to spread from China to the world starting from December 2019, has also negatively affected Turkey and has caused deaths of more than six thousand Turkish citizens until now. The virus has affected the social life in many aspects, and educational institutions conducted their courses using electronic and technological facilities such as online applications with distance education method in the second semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. During this process, courses were conducted using distance education method at Mus Alparslan University as well. This research is conducted in order to reveal university students' opinions on distance education, which is connected with the COVID-19 process, and to offer solutions to the problems encountered during this process. In the research, the opinions of Mus Alparslan University students are collected by means of semi-structured interview forms, and obtained data is analyzed with qualitative data analysis methods. 322 students studying in different departments took part in the study. In the study, it is found that the coronavirus process negatively affects university students. The students participating in the study describes this process as a hard and distressing process and a process that requires precautions. In addition, students state that economic and psychological problems as well as the socialization problem have increased within their families, and that their relations with friends are badly affected by the process. Students point out that courses conducted using distance education method in this process are sufficient, that technological insufficiencies hinder this education and that too much homework are given to them. They also express their desire that live online courses and exams should be conducted. Students think that materials used in courses in the COVID-19 process are sufficient (68.63%) and say that they have no difficulty in communicating with course lecturers (71.74%). (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01