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Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 152 - 160, 30.08.2022
https://doi.org/10.56150/tjhsl.1114642

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Did teachers' digital literacy levels affect distance education during the covid-19 pandemic in Türkiye?

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 152 - 160, 30.08.2022
https://doi.org/10.56150/tjhsl.1114642

Abstract

Aim: This study, it is aimed to examine the attitudes of teachers in Türkiye towards distance education applications, which have become a critical need during the pandemic process, and the effect of their digital literacy levels on this situation.
Materials and Methods: The research is a cross-sectional - analytical type of observational study. The research universe consists of teachers working at pre-school, primary, secondary, and high school education levels in Türkiye. The data were collected online via 'Google forms', with an online questionnaire with a total of 43 questions about distance education, including the Digital Literacy Scale.
Results: It was carried out with 748 teachers, 451 women and 297 men. According to the results of multivariate regression and path analysis, the increase in teachers' digital literacy levels and age increases the distance education attitude level. In addition, the distance education attitude levels of teachers working in high schools were found to be lower.
Conclusion: The trainings to be given to improve the digital literacy levels of teachers will increase their adaptation to distance education.

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  • 3. Donnelly D, McGarr O, O’Reilly J. A framework for teachers’ integration of ICT into their classroom practice. Comput Educ. 2011;57(2):1469–83.
  • 4. UNESCO 2020. Responding to COVID- 19 and beyond. Available from: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000374364/PDF/374364eng.pdf.multi.
  • 5. Turkish Ministry of National Education. Minister Selçuk announced measures taken in the field of education against coronavirus [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2022 May 9]. Available from: https://www.meb.gov.tr/bakan-selcuk-koronaviruse-karsi-egitim-alaninda-alinan-tedbirleri-acikladi/haber/20497/tr.
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  • 7. Arar A, Cakmakci B. Historical development of distance education, distance education application models and costs. In: 1st Distance Education Symposium. p. 25–8.
  • 8. Cukadar S, Çelik S. Web-based distance learning and university libraries. Dogus Univ J. 2003;4(1):31–42.
  • 9. Fatih Project [Internet]. [cited 2022 May 9]. Available from: http://fatihprojesi.meb.gov.tr/index.html#about.
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  • 11. Turkish Ministry of National Education. National Education Statistics Formal Education [Internet]. Ministry of national education strategy development presidency. [cited 2022 May 9]. Available from: https://sgb.meb.gov.tr/meb_iys_dosyalar/2020_09/04144812_meb_istatistikleri_orgun_egitim_2019_2020.pdf.
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  • 26. Bawden D. Information and digital literacies: A review of concepts. J Doc. 2001;57(2):218–59.
  • 27. Markless S, Streatfield D. Three decades of information literacy: redefining the parameters. Available from: www.ala.org/acrl/ilcomstan.html.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Özgür Önal 0000-0001-6514-2120

Kıymet Batmaz 0000-0002-3615-7953

Ayşe Yıldırım Uz 0000-0002-8880-717X

Ersin Uskun 0000-0001-6446-0186

Ahmet Nesimi Kişioğlu 0000-0003-2301-140X

Publication Date August 30, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 5 Issue: 2

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APA Önal, Ö., Batmaz, K., Yıldırım Uz, A., Uskun, E., et al. (2022). Did teachers’ digital literacy levels affect distance education during the covid-19 pandemic in Türkiye?. Turkish Journal of Health Science and Life, 5(2), 152-160. https://doi.org/10.56150/tjhsl.1114642