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Distance education is becoming more and more widespread depending on the developing technology. Although distance education has become widespread, it also faces criticism in terms of its effectiveness. In this respect, studies aimed at practitioners and decision makers to increase the quality of distance education become important. This study aims to examine whether the learning styles of students studying with distance education, their social presence levels in virtual environments, their social presence levels in virtual environments differ according to some variables and whether their social presence levels in virtual environments differ according to their learning styles. Relational survey model, which is a quantitative research method, was used in the study. In this context, data were collected from approximately 362 students enrolled in Ahmet Yesevi University TÜRTEP programs in the 2020-2021 academic years. At the end of the study, it was concluded that while the social presence levels of the students in distance education were found to be moderate, social presence did not differ according to gender, but differed according to age, type of program and learning style. Students with accommodating and convergent learning styles have higher levels of social presence in virtual environments than individuals who diverting and assimilating.

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