Abstract:

This study aims to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to determine university students' approaches to distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic process. For this purpose, a questionnaire study was applied to 1636 students studying at Sivas Cumhuriyet University. Explanatory factor analysis was applied to 1285 of the students and confirmatory factor analysis was applied to 351 of them. According to the results of the analysis, a 17-item, 3-factor structure with factor loading values between 0.653 and 0.842 was determined. The reliability coefficient of the scale was found as 0.941 and the subscales were also found 0.927, 0.864, 0.839 respectively. According to the Confirmatory Factor Analysis results, all fit indices were found to have valid values. As a result, it has been determined that the proposed Distance Education scale is a valid and reliable scale to determine the approaches of university students to distance education.

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