Attitudes of Student Teachers towards Distance Education within the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/in	Halitoglu, Vedat
Titel	Attitudes of Student Teachers towards Distance Education within the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 13 (2021) 1, S.816-838 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1562-0506
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Student Teachers; Distance Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Countries; Attitude Measures; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	This study aimed to determine the distance education-oriented attitudes of student teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The study adopted a survey method, one of the qualitative research designs. The participants of the study were determined randomly on a voluntary basis, and consisted of a total of 236 student teachers; 140 females and 96 males in five different departments of Faculty of Education in a state university in the south of Turkey. These departments comprised Turkish Language, Elementary School Mathematics, Science, Physical Education and Sports, Psychological Counseling and Guidance. The data were obtained in 2019-2020 academic year via two instruments; (a) A data form including six question items focusing on whether the participants had previously received computer trainings on any area, whether they possessed computers or laptops, the regions of residence, the places of residence, and their department; and (b) The "Distance Education-Oriented Attitude Scale" developed by Kisla (2016). The form and the scale were provided for the participants online through a link. The data obtained were analyzed through the SPSS 25.0 software. For the data analysis, the independent samples T-test was employed for independent variables with two sub-levels, while the one-way ANOVA was used for variables with more than two sub-levels. As a consequence, the attitudes of the participants were found to be high in general (=3.63; SS=0.68). It was also observed that the attitude scores did not create any significant differences based on the gender of the students, whether they had previously been trained on computers, whether they possessed equipment, such as smart phones, tablets, computers, etc., or the area of residence. Considering the distance education-oriented attitude scores by departments, however, significant differences were determined in favor of the departments of Turkish Language Teaching, and Psychological Counseling and Guidance. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. California School of Education, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Web site: http://ijci.wcci-international.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01