Sosyal Medya Destekli Öğretimin Öğrenci Memnuniyet Düzeylerine Etkisi: Instagram Örneği

Abstract

Bu çalışmada örgün olarak yürütülen lisans derslerinin sosyal medya (Instagram) paylaşımları ile desteklenmesi sonucunda öğrencilerin memnuniyet düzeyleri incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın örneklemi “Atatürk Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi” 2. ve 3. sınıf lisans öğrencilerinden oluşmaktadır. Sosyal medya araçlarından Instagram uygulaması ile her iki gruptaki öğrenciler için birer ders desteklenmeye çalışılmıştır. Yarıyıl boyunca Karar Destek Sistemleri ve Algoritma ve Programlamaya Giriş derslerine yönelik dersin öğretim üyesi tarafından öğretim amaçlı açılan Instagram hesabı üzerinden çeşitli paylaşımlar yapılmıştır. Dönem sonunda, Instagram hesabı üzerinden söz konusu derslere yönelik yapılan paylaşımlar için öğrencilerin memnuniyet düzeylerini inceleyen bir değerlendirme anketi ile veriler toplanmıştır. Anket 7'li Likert tipi maddeler ve açık uçlu sorular içermektedir. 180 katılımcı öğrenciden elde edilen nicel veriler SPSS yazılımı ile analiz edilirken, nitel verilerin analizi için NVivo yazılımı kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen nicel verilerin analizi sonucunda özellikle cinsiyet ve dersler bağlamında önemli farklılıklar bulunmuştur. Nitel veri analizi sonucunda örgün olarak yürütülen derslerin sosyal medya ile desteklenmesi gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır.

Keywords

• Sosyal medya
• sosyal medya destekli eğitim
• online eğitim
• uzaktan eğitim
• yaşam boyu öğrenme

The Effect of Social Media-Supported Teaching on Students Satisfaction Levels: A Case Study of Instagram

Abstract

In this study, satisfaction levels of students were examined as a result of supporting the formal undergraduate courses with social media (Instagram) shares. The sample of this study consists of 2nd and 3rd grade undergraduate students of “Atatürk University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences”. One course for each group of those students were tried to be supported via Instagram application, which is one of the social media tools. During the semester, for the courses of Decision Support Systems and Introduction to Algorithms and Programming, various posts were shared through Instagram account which is signed up for the teaching purpose by the lecturer of the course. At the end of the semester, data were collected through an evaluation questionnaire that examines the satisfaction levels of students for the course sharing on Instagram account. The questionnaire includes 7-point Likert-type items and open-ended questions. While quantitative data obtained from 180 participant students were analyzed with SPSS software, NVivo software was used for the analysis of qualitative data. As a result of the analysis of the quantitative data obtained, significant differences were found, especially in the context of gender and the courses. As a result of qualitative data analysis, it was concluded that the courses carried out formally ought to be supported with social media.

Keywords

• Social media
• social media-supported education
• online education
• distance education
• lifelong learning

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