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After the emergence of the Covid-19 outbreak in China, the emergency distance education process has started in many countries after it has spread all over the world and turned into a pandemic. As in many levels of education, universities have tried to continue their education with emergency distance education. In this study, the opinions of the instructors about the instructional problems brought about by the distance education process in the Covid-19 period were included In the research, the qualitative research technique was used and the obtained data were presented by tabulating with Percentage and Frequency distributions. According to the results obtained in the research, it was shown that Instructors and Students had problems in attention access and motivation in the distance education process.

In this study, pre-service teachers' attitudes towards the gamification process were discussed. Descriptive scanning method, one of the quantitative methods, was used in the study, and the data were analyzed and tabulated. The Gamification process scale developed by Baydaş and Çiçek was used to collect the data to be used. A total of 67 teacher candidates, including 42 special education and 25 classroom teachers, participated in the study. The data obtained from the pre-service teachers were taken online via Google Form due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The teacher candidates gave answers to the 6 dimensions of the scale regarding Competition, Fun, Busy, Outcome Expectation, Effect on Learning and Intention to Use in the Future.

In this study, the aim is to determine the proficiency of special education teachers in terms<br> of using instructional technologies in the TRNC. A total of 80 special education teachers from<br> rehabilitation institutes in Famagusta, Kyrenia, and Nicosia participated in this study in the 2016 –<br> 2017 education year, of whom 45 were women and 45 were men. The quantitative research method<br> was used and, in terms of collection tools, a demographic information form along with an opinion<br> survey aimed at defining their usage and skill levels of special education teachers in the TRNC<br> related to the use of instructional technologies were used. The data were analysed with the SPSS<br> 20.00 program. Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that the level of using educational<br> technologies was low. According to the data which was obtained from teachers' opinions, the<br> special education teachers were in ...

The general purpose of this research is to conduct systematic field writing screening to determine the use of mobile application studies in special education. The research was conducted in the spring of 2019-2020. The universe of research is the articles in the field of technology and special education in the field of mobile application. The sample of the study consists of 26 articles published in the Google Academic database in the field of mobile applications in private education between 2015 and 2020. First of all, journals with articles were identified by researchers as part of the use of special education technology and mobile applications and articles were examined. More qualitative and mixed research methods have been preferred as data collection tools in the researched research. It is thought that the results will shed light on future studies.

In this study, the opinions of the undergraduate, graduate and PhD students were taken who study in the special education department about the certificate programs opened by distance education for the individuals with physical, visual and hearing impairment. The Qualitative research method was used in the research. In this context, the researchers prepared the interview questions used in the research. 40 volunteer students from the Department of teaching who were mentally handicapped, MA and PHD programs for the special education have attended the research at the Near East University during 2015- 2016-fall semester. The answers given by the students to the questions within the scope of the research were re-examined with the expert opinion and the results were later interpreted by using the induction technique. According to the results of this research, the provided education by distance education method with 24 hour access without time and space limitation gives great advantage to d...

In this study, the aim is to determine the proficiency of special education teachers in terms<br> of using instructional technologies in the TRNC. A total of 80 special education teachers from<br> rehabilitation institutes in Famagusta, Kyrenia, and Nicosia participated in this study in the 2016 –<br> 2017 education year, of whom 45 were women and 45 were men. The quantitative research method<br> was used and, in terms of collection tools, a demographic information form along with an opinion<br> survey aimed at defining their usage and skill levels of special education teachers in the TRNC<br> related to the use of instructional technologies were used. The data were analysed with the SPSS<br> 20.00 program. Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that the level of using educational<br> technologies was low. According to the data which was obtained from teachers' opinions, the<br> special education teachers were in ...

The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between the pre-service teachers’ critical thinking disposition, problem-solving skills and self-efficacy beliefs. The participants of the study were 519 pre-service teachers from Afyon Kocatepe University, Education Faculty. Critical Thinking Disposition, Problem Solving Inventory, and Teacher Self-efficacy Scale were used to collect the data. Arithmetic mean, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis were employed in data analysis. The results of the study revealed that the pre-service teachers’ critical thinking disposition was low, problem-solving skills were moderate and teacher self-efficacy perceptions were quite adequate. However, the critical thinking disposition and problem-solving skills revealed significant positive correlations with all dimensions of teacher self-efficacy. An important finding is that critical thinking disposition and problem-solving skills were positive ...

The aim of this study is to evaluate students ' readiness for online learning at the Near East University English Preparatory School and to provide suggestions on how they can be further supported to strengthen their online learning.  202 adult students participated in the study were fall semester students of the 2019-2020 Academic year.  As the data collection tool, Online Learning Readiness Scale (OLRS) by Hung et al. (2010) was used.  The  dimensions of the scale are; self-directed learning, motivation, learner control, computer-Internet self-efficacy, and online communication self-efficacy.  The data obtained showed that the participants were ready in all dimensions with some variations within the dimensions.  In the self-directed learning dimension, the participants were observed to lack the ability to manage time in their studies however they were willing to ask for help when they need help. Although the scores were above the average, Computer / Internet self-efficacy was ...

The purpose of this research is to determine how active the students are participating in the mobile learning process, as well as how active the distance education mobile learning and technological tools are in education due to the Covid-19 epidemic in today's world. determination. With this, the Mobile Learning Readiness Scale adapted by Şata, Çorbacı and Koyuncu (2019) was used in this study. The scale consists of three dimensions: optimism towards mobile learning, self-directed learning and self-efficacy. The participants of the study, on the other hand, consist of 25 Primary Education students and 42 Special Education students who are continuing their education life in the Northern Cyprus. It was concluded that their readiness for mobile learning was high.

In this study, the aim is to determine the proficiency of special education teachers in terms of using instructional technologies in the TRNC. A total of 80 special education teachers from rehabilitation institutes in Famagusta, Kyrenia, and Nicosia participated in this study in the 2016–2017 education year, of whom 45 were women and 45 were men. The quantitative research method was used and, in terms of collection tools, a demographic information form along with an opinion survey aimed at defining their usage and skill levels of special education teachers in the TRNC related to the use of instructional technologies were used. The data were analysed with the SPSS 20.00 program. Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that the level of using educational technologies was low. According to the data which was obtained from teachers’ opinions, the special education teachers were in favour of using instructional technologies in their lessons. When the results of this study are ...

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