Virtual Learning Environments as an Assessment Tool in Covid-19 Pandemic

Year 2023, Volume: 52 Issue: 3, 734 - 757, 31.12.2023

Abdullah Ragıp Ersöz , Aysan Şentürk

https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.883204

Abstract

Increasingly, the methods of measurement and evaluation in distance education applications have been discussed in light of the pandemic. In this study, the use of virtual learning environments in higher education as an assessment tool has been examined. The chosen platform for this purpose was the UKEY (Uludağ University Institutional, Educational, and Research Activities Governance System) virtual learning platform. During the 2019-2020 academic year, when the pandemic had a significant impact, online open-ended questions were posed to 46 academics who used the UKEY platform. The preparation of open-ended questions was based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology-2 (UTAUT-2). Research was designed as a case study, and the collected data was subjected to descriptive analysis. Member checking method was utilized, and how the themes were interpreted was reviewed through semi-structured interviews with five participants. According to the results of the study, the behavioral intentions of the participants towards using the UKEY platform varied. It was found that the platform partially met performance expectations but required considerable effort. Facilitating conditions had a positive impact on users, and in the context of social influence, student behaviors significantly affected the academics. UKEY had not yet become a habit, and these variables were found to have a significant impact on usage intention. The results of the study were discussed within the framework of concepts such as online anonymity, the integration of technology with a pedagogical perspective, and the need for a paradigm change in education.

Keywords

Integration of Technology, Instructional Technologies, Online Assessment, Higher Education

Covid-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Bir Değerlendirme Aracı Olarak Sanal Öğrenme Ortamları

Abstract

Pandemiyle birlikte artan uzaktan eğitim uygulamalarında, ölçme ve değerlendirmenin nasıl yapılacağı tartışılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, yükseköğretimde, sanal öğrenme ortamlarının bir değerlendirme aracı olarak kullanılması incelenmiştir. Ortam olarak UKEY (Uludağ Üniversitesi Kurum, Eğitim ve Araştırma Faaliyetleri Yönetişim Sistemi) sanal öğrenme platformu seçilmiştir. Pandeminin etkili olduğu 2019-2020 öğretim yılı döneminde UKEY platformu kullanan 46 akademisyene çevrim içi açık uçlu sorular sorulmuştur. Açık uçlu soruların hazırlanmasında Teknoloji Kabul ve Kullanım Birleştirilmiş Modeli-2’den (UTAUT-2) yararlanılmıştır. Araştırma durum çalışmasıyla desenlenmiş, toplanan veriler betimsel analize tabi tutulmuştur. Katılımcı teyidi metodundan yararlanılmış, temaların nasıl yorumlandığı, beş katılımcı ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yapılarak gözden geçirilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucuna göre, katılımcıların UKEY platformunu kullanmaya yönelik davranışsal niyetleri farklılaşmaktadır. Platformun, performans beklentisini kısmen karşıladığı fakat fazla çaba gerektirdiği, kolaylaştırıcı koşulların kullanıcıları olumlu etkilediği, sosyal etki bağlamında öğrenci davranışlarının akademisyenleri önemli ölçüde etkilediği, UKEY’in henüz bir alışkanlık hâline gelmediği ve söz konusu değişkenlerin kullanım niyetini önemli ölçüde etkilediği sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonuçları; internetteki anonimlik, teknolojinin entegrasyonunda pedagojik bakış açısı ve eğitimde gerekli olan paradigma değişikliği ihtiyacı kavramları çerçevesinde tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

Teknoloji Entegrasyonu, Öğretim Teknolojileri, Çevrim İçi Değerlendirme, Yüksek Öğretim

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