Teachers' Opinions with Hearing-Impaired Students on Distance Learning During Covid-19
Abstract
This research aims to determine how the education of hearing-impaired students was planned with distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, how education-teaching activities are carried out, and what kind of problems are encountered in this regard, according to the opinions of teachers. Phenomenology, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in this study. The participants of the research were eighteen teachers who have hearing-impaired students in their class. The data were collected in the 2020-2021 academic year with the semi-structured interview technique. Data analysis was carried out with the descriptive analysis method. As a result, it was revealed that teachers having hearing-impaired students during the COVID-19 pandemic did not have enough experience in planning the distance learning activities provided for those students, using appropriate materials, choosing teaching methods, using technology effectively, determining the appropriate measurement and evaluation method, and using the communication system preferred by the students.
Keywords
hearing impaired, hearing loss, Covid-19, distance learning, phenomenology
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