Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the opinions of university students studying in the Department of Electrical Engineering about the distance education process they received during the pandemic. The quantitative research method was used in the research. The research consisted of 390 volunteer university students studying at 16 universities in Russia; the universe of the research was determined as the distance education system and the sample was determined as ‘Microsoft Teams’. In order to collect the data of the research, a measurement tool called ‘technology use’ developed by the researchers was used and applied. For the measurement tool, help was received from experts in the field and have worked in these fields. The data were shared with university students via an online questionnaire and their participation was ensured and collected. When looking at the research, it was stated that university students frequently used their distance education centre infrastructure with Microsoft Teams infrastructure in the distance education process and they used Microsoft Teams elements in the activities. When the results of the research are discussed, they stated that the technology levels of the university students were high; that they learned the whiteboard and electric fields in the classroom activities; and that the topics covered and the questions solved in the lessons were high with the re-watch method.

Highlights

  • When we look at the meaning of education in the literature, it is seen that it is stated as ‘to develop an individual’s abilities to the highest level that he can reach in a certain process’ [5]

  • The numerical findings obtained as a result of the analysis of the statistical data obtained in the research have been added to the tables, and various interpretations have been included in the direction of the findings

  • In the study conducted by Tabassum et al (2021), they investigated how they could support the education of students regarding the pandemic, and as a result, they found that this process did not help students to close the education gap, that students got better with distance education, and helped them find the education scenario of distance education from the teachers’ points of view [22]

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Introduction

When we look at the meaning of education in the literature, it is seen that it is stated as ‘to develop an individual’s abilities to the highest level that he can reach in a certain process’ [5]. It is known that wars, major disasters or epidemics from the past to the present have negatively affected all areas of life, as well as the field of education, and it is known that the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a great impact all over the world, has caused problems in many areas [7]. It is known that the social, economic and psychological effects of the pandemic were felt to a great extent by both educational institutions in the world and students in this time period [2]. It can be said that the loss of life and the negativities experienced in this process have negative effects in many areas of life. One of the areas where this effect is felt most is education [20]. It is known that this practice, which became widespread in England, Germany and France, was later applied in different ways around the world [17]

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