scholarly journals I WROTE, I WAS EVALUATED, AND I LEARNED AN ALTERNATIVE TEACHING PROCESS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION: WRITING-TO-LEARN

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatih Kayaalp ◽  
Elif Meral ◽  
Zeynep Başçı Namlı
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Writing To Learn ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
Quality Learning ◽  
Holistic Rubric ◽  
Education Process

Distance education has become an essential part of life on a global scale during the COVID-19 pandemic. This process has driven all education stakeholders, who focus on providing learning outcomes without any loss, to alternative teaching models. The aim of this study is to examine the extent of the effects of writing-to-learn activities integrated into the distance education process on learning. Conducted as an action research, this study consisted of 42 Year 4 undergraduate prospective teachers studying Social Studies Teaching. A variety of writing-to-learn activities and semi-structured interview forms were used as data collection tools. While writing-to-learn activities were evaluated with holistic rubric, the opinions of prospective teachers were analyzed by content analysis. As a result, it was concluded that writing-to-learn activities included in distance education made significant contributions to the development of students throughout the application process. The activities were found effective on learning since they involved students in the process and facilitated permanent learning. It is understood from the opinions of the prospective teachers that an enjoyable and quality learning can be achieved with such activities included in the study, even from a distance. Based on the results, it can be stated that the writing-to-learn model is an alternative learning approach that can be used in distance education.

scholarly journals Opinions of Primary School Teachers about Mathematics Teaching During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esma Kilinc ◽  
Sumeyra Akkaya ◽  
Metin Kapidere
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Teaching Of Mathematics ◽  
Education Process

This study was conducted to reveal the aspect of distance education studies on teaching of mathematics with the evaluation by class teachers during the Covid-19 Pandemic period. 24 primary school teachers from Onikisubat district of Kahramanmaras province have participated in the research. The semi-structured interview form developed in line with the expert opinions was applied to the primary school teachers separately. This study was required in order to evaluate the events experienced in the distance education process due to the coronavirus pandemic and the effects of the pandemic on the field of education in the direction of the opinions of the class teachers. Qualitative research was carried out to interpret any situation from a different perspective in the study, and a case study has been conducted to reach the depth of the situation. As a data collection tool, a semi-structured interview form was prepared with the approval of expert opinions. After the data were brought together, content analysis was carried out by giving similar descriptions and describing them in a way that the reader could comprehend. The sample of the study consisted of teachers who personally experienced the process in the nearby environment, which consists of easily accessible situation sampling in order to accelerate the study. It is thought that it will be important to work properly execution of the processes that may occur in such times by determining the causes and consequences of the situations experienced in the field of education due to reasons such as the suspension of face-to-face education and the cessation of schools after the pandemic in the world. As a result of the research, suggestions will be made for the studies that can be done about teaching mathematics in distance education.

Implementation Example for the Structured Mathematics Teaching in Learning Environments During the Pandemic Period

2021 ◽  
pp. 301-326
Author(s):  
Eminer Nur Ünveren Bilgiç
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Education Process

The purpose of the study is to provide exemplary work for academicians and field experts working in the field during the COVID-19 outbreak to effectively use technology in mathematics teaching environments in the distance education process and integrate it into teaching environments. Both the course content presented to prospective teachers and also the learning materials created by the prospective-teachers in line with the learning acquisitions of the course have become a part of the teaching process, and the teaching process has been structured by integrating both the course content and the prepared learning materials into the teaching process under the TPACK theory frame.

scholarly journals OPINIONS OF TEACHER CANDIDATES ON DISTANCE EDUCATION IMPLEMENTED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azmi Türkan ◽  
Hatice Leblebici ◽  
Ipek Önal
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Participant Group ◽  
Education Process

The learning environment, learning process and the opinions and suggestions for the problems concerning the process of students participating in distance education is thought to contribute to better planning and conducting distance education lessons. With this respect, the purpose of this study is to detect the reflections of the COVID-19 pandemic period on undergraduate education through opinions of teacher candidates. The qualitative internet research, which is one of the qualitative research models, was preferred for the study. The participant group was identified through the maximum sampling method. The participant group consisted of 27 teacher candidates studying in year 3. and year 4. The semi-structured interview form developed by the instructors was used as the data collection instrument. Content analysis was conducted through the Nvivo 11 software when analyzing the data. Positive-negative opinions of teacher candidates concerning distance education and the announcements made throughout the distance education process were collected for the study. In addition, the negative outcomes it caused on the participants, its reflections on the educational process, opinions-suggestions concerning assessment and evaluation and solution advices for the process were also identified. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0624/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Opinions of disabled university students on the distance education process

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1124-1136
Author(s):  
Assel Stambekova ◽  
Mariya Shmidt ◽  
Galiya Kydyrbaeva ◽  
Galiya Kydyrbaeva ◽  
Gulnur Yerzhanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Peer Relations ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Orthopedic Disabilities ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Education Process

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the views of university students with disabilities, regarding the distance education process. The data collection tool of this qualitative research carried out in a phenomenological design is a semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher, which aims to get the opinions of the disabled students studying at the university on the distance education process. The study group of the research consists of 30 students with visual, hearing and orthopedic disabilities who are studying at various universities in the cities of Almaty, Nur-Sultan, Aktobe and Karaganda in Kazakhstan, and have agreed to participate in the research voluntarily. As a result of the research, it was revealed that university students with disabilities found distance education inadequate in terms of teacher-learner, learner-learner, learner-content and learner-technology relations in line with the answers they gave in the semi-structured interview form. Improving teacher and peer relations in the distance education process of disabled university students, reorganizing the educational content and creating the technological infrastructure suitable for their needs are among the important tasks of the education approach of contemporary higher education. Keywords: Distance education, hearing impaired students, higher education. orthopedically impaired students, visually impaired students

scholarly journals The opinions of the preservice music teachers regarding the teaching of orchestra and chamber music courses during distance education process

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 1088-1096
Author(s):  
Gokhan Cagirgan
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Chamber Music ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Education Process

This study was carried out to determine the opinions of preservice music teachers on the processing and efficiency of Orchestra and Chamber Music courses which are based on collective playing and singing, among the online music teaching undergraduate courses conducted in the distance education process that started in Turkey in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study group of the study consisted of 40 students studying at the 3rd and 4th grades in Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Fine Arts Education Department, Music Education Department. In this study, the case study method which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The study data were collected online with a semi-structured interview form prepared by the researcher based on the literature and current researches, and were tabularized by evaluating with content analysis.  According to the results of the study, it was determined that the preservice music teachers thought that the Orchestra and Chamber Music courses were not suitable for distance education and were not taught efficiently, and partition playing and video merging techniques were used in their online courses. In addition, it was concluded that they thought that lesson teaching methods in distance education had no advantage and that the biggest disadvantage was the not being able to play music together. Preservice music teachers suggested that face-to-face education should be initiated in order to teach lessons more efficiently, or that courses should be taught by eliminating connection and technical problems on different online platforms that allow making music together.   Keywords: Distance Education, Music, Orchestra, Chamber Music

scholarly journals The Views of Physical Education and Sports Teaching Instructors on Education in the COVID-19 Period

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Şule Kırbaş
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Phenomenological Design ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Education Process

This study was conducted to determine the views of academicians regarding &ldquo;The Views of Physical Education and Sports Teaching Instructors on Education in the Covid-19 Period&rdquo;. The study used the phenomenological design, which is among qualitative research designs. The study group comprised 63 academicians carrying out duty in 21 different universities in Turkey during the 2019-2020 academic year. In line with the goal, the study was carried out with academicians who could contribute on voluntary basis. In order to determine the views of the academicians, a structured interview form was used. The interview form comprises four questions aiming to determine the necessity of distance education in the physical education area, which courses in the area can be given within the scope of distance education, possibility of teaching applied courses via distance education and problems they face in courses in the distance education process which has been put into effect compulsorily due to pandemic. The interview form was presented to the opinion of two instructors in the educational sciences area who have carried out qualitative research and then expert opinion was received. The application was conducted by primarily reaching the aforementioned academicians via telephone interview between 1 June-27 July 2020 and conveying the questions via e-mail. The descriptive analysis technique was used in analysis of the data. In the study 79% of the academicians stressed that applied courses should not be taught via distance education, while 52% stated that all theoretical courses could be taught via distance education. Examining the views of the academicians on the problems they faced in courses in the distance education process; 55% stated that the problems were associated with the system, 36% efficiency of the course, 30% inadequate student participation in the course, 21% inadequate student feedback, 21% evaluation, 19% inexperience about distance education and 17% lack of internet and computer opportunities in hometowns of students. Considering the findings of the study integratedly; it is believed that teaching applied courses via distance education is inadequate and inefficient. Also it is possible to state that it may not be appropriate to teach theoretical courses via distance education, except when necessary.

scholarly journals School Administrators' Views on Distance Education during the Covid-19 Pandemic Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-66
Author(s):  
Muhammed ZİNCİRLİ
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Training Services ◽  
And Training ◽  
Education Process

Schools are among the most important educational organisations where education and training activities are carried out. Along with the impossibility of the continuation of face-to-face education during the COVID-19 pandemic, the distance education process has affected schools' abilities to continue educational activities. School administrators, who are among the most important sections responsible for properly carrying out education and training services in schools, have played a significant role in continuing distance education during the present COVID-19 pandemic. Although school administrators have carried out schools' general activities within the framework of social isolation rules, they have done all kinds of work to efficiently continue the distance education process. This study aimed to determine school administrators' views on distance education activities during the COVID-19 pandemic process. The study results are considered important since they will provide information on school administrators' perceptions of distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic process. The study was designed according to the qualitative research method. 46 school administrators (Principal or Deputy Principal) working in Elazığ province. A structured interview form was used as the data collection method. The "content analysis" was performed in the study. The responses in all interview forms were tabulated under common codes to form categories (themes).

scholarly journals The Views of University Students About the Achievements and Motivations of the Distance Education Process During the Pandemic Period

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (SPE3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Şebnem Güldal KAN ◽  
Çilem Çaltıkuşu ◽  
Şeniz Şensoy
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Private University ◽  
Psychological Trauma ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Special Needs Education ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Male Teacher ◽  
Undergraduate Programs

The aim of this study is to examine the views of students about the achievements and motivations of thedistance education processes in universities during the pandemic period. The working group consists of 68 prospective teachers who continue their undergraduate programs in different departments of a private university in Northern Cyprus in the 2019-2020 spring academic year. All these participantsarestudying at thevariousdepartments of theFaculty of Education as 17 are in Pre-school Education, 28 in PrimaryEducationMathematics, 6 in PrimaryEducation, 1 in HistoryTeaching, 12 in Special Needs Education, 4 of them arestudying in Guidance and Psychological Counseling. The study is a qualitative study and the design of the study is determined as a case study. 42 female and 26 male teacher candidates participated in the study group. The majority of the participants are prospective teachers studying in their final year at university. While choosing the participants, easily accessible case sampling from purposeful sampling type was used. A Semi-structured interview form was used as a toolfordata collection. Later, the opinions of the experts were obtained and the interview questions were re-arranged accordingly and applied to the participants. As a result of the research, it was concluded that the psychological trauma experienced by teacher candidates during distance education at thepandemicperiodaffects both the success and motivation of their lessons.

scholarly journals Investigation of Science Teachers’ Integrating Edutional Technologies into the Covid-19 Pandemic Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-274
Author(s):  
Hakan Türkmen ◽  
Senem Öntürk
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Measurement Evaluation ◽  
Scientific Experiments ◽  
Education Process

The ability to use edutional technologies in distance education is very important during the covid pandemic process. The aim of this study is to determine the competencies and needs of science teachers in using technology in the covid-19 pandemic distance education process. The research was carried out with phenomenology techniques, one of the qualitative methods. Data were collected by applying semi-structured interview forms containing 7 open-ended questions to 21 science teachers working in the central districts of Manisa province, then analyzed via consent analysis method. Finally, by creating themes and codes, frequency and percentage distributions were revealed to understand and. When the findings were examined, the biggest obstacles to distance education were the internet connection, infrastructure-hardware problems and the inability to discipline students. Students’ entering the online lesson with their cameras closed, the noise from the home environment, and could not join online lesson were reflected in the opinions of the participants as problems. If our students are more active by making presentations, these problems will be minimized and the quality of distance education maximize. It was observed that although science teachers having experience in using technology are more active, science teachers with insufficient experience in using technology could not conduct scientific experiments for their students in the distance education process. In addition, integrating different student-centered educational techniques and measurement-evaluation activities with technology are other problems.

scholarly journals The Effect of Classroom Debate Activities on Pre-service Teachers’ Argumentativeness

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-130
Author(s):  
Kübra Şengül ◽  
Ahmet Demirel
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Turkish Language

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of classroom debate activities on the argumentativeness of Turkish language teacher candidates. The study group of the research consists of 29 freshman students in the Turkish Language Teaching program. Designed in mixed method, in this study Argumentativeness Scale and Semi-Structured Interview Form were used as data collection tools. The application process of the study took a total five weeks. For the analysis of the quantitative data which was obtained through the Argumentativeness Scale, the pre and post-test scores were compared using the t-test. However, at the end of the application, the opinions of the students were taken through the semi-structured interview form and these data were analyzed using the content analysis technique. As a result of the research, it was determined that there is a significant difference between the argumentativeness pre-test scores and post-test scores of the study group. The findings obtained from the interviews also confirmed that there is a difference in the argumentativeness of the teacher candidates. As a result, it was seen that classroom debate activities carried out in accordance with the rules can motivate prospective teachers to do discussions and reduce their anxiety and fear of discussions. In addition to this, according to the findings, debate activities encourage students to do research, create a competitive environment in the classroom and ensure active participation in the lessons. In line with the research results, suggestions for classroom discussion practices and suggestions for future research have been presented.

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