Ebelik öğrencilerinin COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında uzaktan eğitime yönelik tutum ve bakış açıları

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde ebelik öğrencilerinin uzaktan eğitime yönelik tutum ve bakış açılarını belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Yöntem: Araştırmanın evrenini Türkiye'de ebelik bölümlerinde öğrenimine devam eden lisans öğrencil-eri oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma evrenini üniversite ebelik programlarına kayıtlı 488 ebelik öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Ebelik öğrencileri WhatsApp grupları ve sosyal medya hesapları üzerinden kolayda örnekleme yöntemi ile çalışmaya katılmaya davet edilmiştir. Veriler, araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan sosyo-demografik bilgileri içeren tanıtıcı bir anket ve Uzaktan Eğitime Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği ile top-lanmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin yaş ortalamasının 21,86±9,29 yıl olduğu; %15'inin birinci sınıf, %20,5'inin ikinci sınıf, %35'inin üçüncü sınıf ve %29,1'inin dördüncü sınıf olduğu belir-lenmiştir. Öğrencilerin ölçekten aldıkları puan ortalaması 90.44±26.58 olarak belirlenmiştir. Ölçek puanları ile öğrencilerin okullarının bulunduğu bölge ve okudukları sınıflar arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmuştur. İç ve Doğu Anadolu bölgelerinde yaşayan öğrenciler ile ikinci ve üçüncü sınıf öğrencil-erinin ölçek puanlarının düşük olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç: Pandemi sonrası yüz yüze eğitime ara verilmesiyle başlayan uzaktan eğitim sürecinin ilk döne-minde ebelik bölümü öğrencilerinin uzaktan eğitime yönelik tutumlarının orta düzeyde olumlu olduğu söylenebilir.

Keywords

• COVID-19 Pandemisi
• Uzaktan Eğitim
• Öğrenciler
• Ebelik

Attitudes and perspectives of midwifery students towards distance edu-cation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the attitudes and perspectives of midwifery students towards distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The universe of the study consists of undergraduate students who continue to study in mid-wifery departments in Turkey. The study universe consisted of 488 midwifery students enrolled in uni-versity midwifery programs. Midwifery students were invited to participate in the study with a conven-ience sampling method through WhatsApp groups and social media accounts. The data were collected with an introductory questionnaire containing socio-demographic information prepared by the research-ers and the Attitude Scale towards Distance Education. Results: It was determined that the mean age of the students participating in the study was 21.86±9.29 years; 15% were first grade, 20.5% were second grade, 35% were third grade, and 29.1% were fourth grade. The mean score of the students on the scale was determined as 90.44±26.58. There was a signifi-cant difference between the scale scores and the region of the student's school and the classes they stud-ied. It has been observed that the scale scores of the students living in the Central and Eastern Anatolia regions and the second and third-year students are low. Conclusion: It can be said that the midwifery department students' attitudes towards distance education in the first period of the distance education process, which started with a break from face-to-face educa-tion after the pandemic, are at a moderate level of positivity.

Keywords

• COVID-19 Pandemic
• Distance Education
• Students
• Midwifery

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