MEDICATION OR BAND-AID? REVISITING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ READINESS FOR ONLINE EDUCATION

Murat CINAR; Murat EKICI; Omer DEMIR

doi:https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.906848

Makale detayları

MEDICATION OR BAND-AID? REVISITING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ READINESS FOR ONLINE EDUCATION

Yazarlar:

Murat CINAR | Murat EKICI | Omer DEMIR

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2021 Vol.22 Issue 2, pp.176-191

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000780231

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

1302-6488

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.906848

Özet:

 

In the pandemic period we are currently in, online education has replaced face-to-face learning activities on
a global scale. Institutions that pursue online education programs commonly assume that online learners
are ready for this mode of learning. However, online education programs attract attention due to their
remarkably high drop-out rates. This begs the question as to why some students are more able to benefit
from online education, and demands to reveal the underlying reasons for such a situation. In this regard,
the present study explores students’ e-readiness for the changeover phase to online education, and how this
differs in terms of a range of variables. 428 volunteer undergraduate students from 59 departments across 33
universities in Turkey were recruited to the study. The data collection tools consist of a personal information
form and an online education readiness scale. The results indicate that university students’ readiness levels
for online education were above medium level of the scale. As for the factors which determine online
education readiness, it was found that university students have a high level of internet self-efficacy, yet
their motivation towards online education is considerably low. In addition, their online education readiness
differs significantly in terms of personal computer ownership, internet connection at home, major, and
daily internet usage duration, gender, and online education experience, whereas no statistically significant
difference was identified in terms of grade year at the university. A significant interaction between gender
and online education experience was ascertained as well.

Makale detayları

MEDICATION OR BAND-AID? REVISITING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ READINESS FOR ONLINE EDUCATION

Yazarlar: Murat CINAR | Murat EKICI | Omer DEMIR

Yayıncı: Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2021 Vol.22 Issue 2, pp.176-191

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2021

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000780231

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

pISSN: 1302-6488

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.906848

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Murat CINAR | Murat EKICI | Omer DEMIR

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education 2021 Vol.22 Issue 2, pp.176-191

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000780231

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

pISSN:

1302-6488

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.906848