Did teachers`digital literacy levels affect distance education during the covid-19 pandemic in Türkiye?

Authors : Özgür ÖNAL, Kıymet BATMAZ, Ayşe YILDIRIM UZ, Ersin USKUN, Ahmet Nesimi KİŞİOĞLU

Pages : 152-160

Doi:10.56150/tjhsl.1114642

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Publication Date : 2022-08-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: This study, it is aimed to examine the attitudes of teachers in Türkiye towards distance education applications, which have become a critical need during the pandemic process, and the effect of their digital literacy levels on this situation. Materials and Methods: The research is a cross-sectional - analytical type of observational study. The research universe consists of teachers working at pre-school, primary, secondary, and high school education levels in Türkiye. The data were collected online via `Google forms`, with an online questionnaire with a total of 43 questions about distance education, including the Digital Literacy Scale. Results: It was carried out with 748 teachers, 451 women and 297 men. According to the results of multivariate regression and path analysis, the increase in teachers` digital literacy levels and age increases the distance education attitude level. In addition, the distance education attitude levels of teachers working in high schools were found to be lower. Conclusion: The trainings to be given to improve the digital literacy levels of teachers will increase their adaptation to distance education.
Keywords : Distance education, digital literacy, teacher, COVID 19 pandemic

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