Investigation of Attitude and Satisfaction Levels of Nursing Students to Distance Education During the Covid-19 Pandemic Process

Abstract

Aim: This research was conducted descriptively to examine the attitudes and satisfaction levels of nursing students towards distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic process. Method: This research was conducted with 416 nursing students between July and October 2020. In data collection, participants were reached via the "Google Form" using a form consisting of 26 questions developed by the researchers and the "Distance Education Attitude Scale" consisting of 21 questions. Correlation and one way anova test were used for the data using SPSS 21.0 statistical package program. Statistical significance level was accepted as p<.05. Ethics committee approval was obtained before starting the study. Results: It is determined that the average age of the students within the scope of the study is 21.13±2.14, 71.4% has not received distance education before, 35.3% has technical problems while receiving distance education and 54.4% has internet problems. The total score of the students on the Attitude Scale towards Distance Education is 66.50±6.05, their satisfaction level with distance education is 5.85±2.34, and the point average of their thinking that the distance education process is effective for the continuity of education during the pandemic period is 6.55±2.42. Conclusion: Thinking that distance education is the right decision during the Covid-19 pandemic process, thinking that the distance education model is an effective method for an applied department such as nursing and that one could quickly access the course content with distance education. It is observed that as their attitude score towards distance education increases, their satisfaction with distance education also increases.

Keywords

• covid-19
• nursing students
• pandemic
• distance education