Building the Thematic Web Link Connection through the Lessons Carried Out During Covid-19 Epidemic

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 139 - 155, 02.07.2025

Adem Akkuş

https://doi.org/10.53850/joltida.1558922

Abstract

Purpose of this study was to create thematic web connection links for distant education. Aim of the web connection links was to summarize and visualize the relationship of each effective factor with other factors. To create the thematic web connection links, the effective factors on distant education were tried to be determined. Data was collected during the Covid-19 epidemic distant education period which was obligatory for educational organizations. Due to that reason, study was carried out a year after the pandemic. Hermeneutic phenomenology research design was used for the study purpose. Study group consisted of 21 students studying at elementary science education program. Sampling method was purposive/convenience sampling. A semi-structured survey with seven questions was prepared and instructed to study group. Survey questions were focused on three topics which were readiness to distant education, distance education effectiveness and distant education fulfillments. A web connection link was created from the emerged themes and topics throughout the data. Four topics seemed to be at the core center of all connections and were effective on each other and sub factors. Those topics were responsibility, instructor, justice and course.

Keywords

Covid , Covid-19 , Distant education , Epidemic , Instruction , Online education , Pandemic

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