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This study was carried out to examine the thoughts and perspectives of Kadirli Faculty of Applied Sciences students about distance education and to reveal the thoughts and suggestions of these students in this direction. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with a total of 153 students by communicating with the students in the faculty via the digital platform.
This study was approved by Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Science Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee (2021/2/3).
62.1% of the students participating in the study are female and 37.9% are male. In the age range evaluation, it was observed that 94.8% of them consisted of young students between the ages of 18-30. In the study, it is seen that 45.8% of the students who participated in the survey were in the 1st grade, 21.6% were in the 2nd grade, 19% were in the 4th grade and 11.1% were in the 3rd grade. The students were asked about the departments they studied, and 42.5% of them stated that they were in gastronomy and culinary arts, 24.2% of them were in food technology, 22.9% of them were in organic agriculture management, 10.5% of them were recreation management and 2% were postgraduate students. When students were asked about their technology ownership, it was seen that 56.2% of the participants had sufficient technological equipment to participate in online courses; To the question of what would be your education preference if the conditions were suitable for the students, 72.5% of the answers were formal education, 15.7% distance education, 11.8% coeducation.
It has been seen that the biggest reason for the preference of distance education is due to the necessity due to the pandemic; it has been concluded that the health factor is more important than the education factor. The rate of those who think this way is 69.9%. The students were asked whether the online processing of the courses was sufficient for learning, and 54.9% of them stated that it was partially sufficient; 35.3% of them gave a negative opinion saying that it is not enough. When asked how the duration of the lessons should be, 43.8% of the participants stated that it is more appropriate that the duration of the lecture should vary according to the subject of the lesson. When the students were asked what is the biggest problem they encounter in the online course, it was emphasized that the biggest problem with 48.4% was the inaccessibility of the course due to the disconnection of electricity or the internet.