Abstract:

This study sets out to test the hypothesis that the motivation provided by the teaching materials used in the Turkish language and literature lessons conducted over the Education Information Network (EBA) in Turkey during COVID-19 predicts the attitude toward the lesson. With this primary purpose, the current study examines the effect of students’ motivation from materials on their attitudes toward the course in Turkish language and literature classes carried out with distance education. The correlational survey, among quantitative methods, is used in the study. The data has been collected from 483 students taking the Turkish language and literature course through distance education and with Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) and Attitudes Toward Turkish Literature Course Scale (ATTLCS). In addition, Pearson Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression analysis have been used in the data analysis. The analyses have resulted that the students have a medium-level motivation and high-level attitude toward the Turkish language and literature course conducted through distance education. It has also been determined that the motivation from the materials used in the Turkish language and literature course is the significant predictor of attitude toward the lesson in the satisfaction, relevance, and trust subdimensions.

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