The Emergency Distance Education: An Example Of Observation In Special Education Institutions Course

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 1590 - 1620, 21.10.2023

Onur Emre Kocaöz , Gülistan Yalçın , Neslihan Ünlüol Ünal

https://doi.org/10.30561/sinopusd.1358443

Öz

The purpose of this study is to determine the opinions of special education teacher candidates about the observation course in special education institutions held in the emergency distance education. The 2nd grade 'Observation in Special Education Institutions’ university course which was offered with distance education during the pandemic. This course was offered in a session in a total of 12 weeks which were lasting 77 minutes on average. A total of 40 teacher candidates who attended this course were assigned as a participant for this study. A phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs, was applied. In the study, the data were analyzed with the descriptive analysis technique. The data were organized in tables by calculating the frequencies of the codes under each theme (expectations, opinions, suggestions regarding the course). As a result of the analysis, most of the participants found the online course positive regarding having opportunity listening to the experiences of special education teachers and watching real videos of students from different disability groups. However, they recommended that the number of the use of interactive videos, watching detailed videos about each disability group, and the duration of the lesson can be extended.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Special education teacher candidates, Distance education, Teacher preparation, Online grad-uate courses, Pandemic period

Acil Uzaktan Eğitim: Özel Eğitim Kurumlarında Gözlem Dersi Örneği

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, özel eğitim öğretmen adaylarının acil durum eğitiminde gerçekleştirilen özel eğitim kurumlarında gözlem dersine ilişkin görüşlerini belirlemektir. Pandemi sürecinde uzaktan eğitim ile 2. sınıf özel eğitim öğretmen adaylarına 'Özel Eğitim Kurumlarında Gözlem' dersi verilmiştir. Bu ders, ortalama 77 dakika süren toplam 12 haftalık bir oturumda sunulmuştur. Bu derse katılan toplam 40 öğretmen adayı bu çalışma için katılımcı olarak belirlenmiştir. Nitel araştırma desenlerinden fenomoloji deseni uygulanmıştır. Çalışmada veriler betimsel analiz tekniği ile analiz edilmiştir. Veriler, her bir tema (kursa ilişkin beklentiler, görüşler, öneriler) altında yer alan kodların frekansları hesaplanarak tablolar halinde düzenlenmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, katılımcıların çoğu verilen bu çevrimiçi kursu, özel eğitim öğretmenlerinin deneyimlerini dinleme ve farklı engel gruplarından öğrencilerin gerçek videolarını izleme fırsatına sahip olma açısından olumlu bulmuştur. Bununla birlikte, interaktif videoların kullanım sayısının, her engel grubuyla ilgili ayrıntılı videoların izlenmesinin ve ders süresinin uzatılabileceğini önermişlerdir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Özel eğitim öğretmen adayları, Uzaktan eğitim, Öğretmen hazırlığı, Çevrimiçi lisansüstü dersler, Pandemi dönemi

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