COVID-19 Pandemisi’nin Yükseköğretimdeki İz Düşümleri

Öz

Bu araştırmada COVID-19 salgınının yükseköğretime etkileri ve yansımaları incelenmiştir. Araştırmaya, uygun örnekleme yöntemi ile belirlenen 1166 kişi (farklı bölümlerde öğrenim gören üniversite öğrencileri) katılmıştır. Araştırma sürecinde nicel araştırma desenlerinden biri olan tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacılar tarafından 5 faktörlü ve 45 sorudan oluşan Likert tipi bir ölçek kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri IBM SPSS 24.0 ve IBM AMOS 24.0 kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma verilerinin analizinde betimsel ve çıkarımsal istatistikler kullanılmıştır. Çıkarımsal istatistik analizinde bağımsız örnekler T Testi, tek yönlü ANOVA testi ve korelasyon testi yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin yapı geçerliği için doğrulayıcı faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Ölçek boyutlarının aracılık etkisi, HAYES'in 6 numaralı modeli kullanılarak seri çoklu aracılık etkisi analizi ile test edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda üniversite öğrencilerinin görüşleri cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi ve bölüm değişkenlerine göre anlamlı farklılık göstermiştir. Üniversite öğrencilerinin en yüksek tutum eğilimi COVID-19 aşısı ve eğitim süreci boyutunda, en düşük eğilimleri ise uzaktan eğitim boyutunda olduğu belirlenmiştir. Üniversite öğrencilerinin uzaktan eğitime yönelik tutumlarını öğretim üyelerinin faaliyetleri, teknik alt yapı, ölçme değerlendirme sistemi, Covid-19 aşısı ve eğitim süreci dolaylı olarak etkilemekte ve aracılık etkisi göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19 salgını
• Yükseköğretimin yansımaları
• Seri çoklu aracılık etkisi
• Uzaktan eğitime yönelik tutum

Footprints of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education

Öz

This research examined the effects and reflections of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Higher Education were examined. Participants were 1166 university students studying in different departments were determined using convenient sampling method. The survey method, which is one of the quantitative research approaches, was used in the research process. As the data collection tool, a Likert-type scale with 5 factors and 45 questions was employed by the researchers. Research data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 24.0 and IBM AMOS 24.0. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were used in the analysis of the research data. Independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA test, and correlation test were performed in inferential statistical analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis was carried out for the construct validity of the scale. The mediation effect for scale dimensions was tested with serial multiple mediation effect analysis using HAYES's model number 6. As a result of the research, the opinions of university students showed a significant difference apropos of gender, grade level, and department variables. The highest attitude tendency was in the CVEP (COVID-19 Vaccine and Education Process) dimension and the lowest in the ATDE (Attitude towards Distance Education) dimension. The attitudes of university students toward distance education indirectly affect the mediating impact of the variables viz. faculty members' activities, technical infrastructure as well as the variables of the measurement and evaluation system, the Covid-19 vaccine and the process.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• COVID-19 pandemic
• Reflections on higher education
• Serial multiple mediation effect
• Attitude towards distance education

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