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<p>This study investigates the views of students with visual impairments on distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research design of the study is qualitative research. The participants of the study include students with visual impairments. They are studying at different universities where distance education was offered in the fall semester of 2020 in Turkey. We collected the data of the study through a semi-structured interview form. In the analysis of the data collected, content analysis was carried out. According to the results, it has been determined that distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic has both advantages and disadvantages. The benefits of distance education are that the system and course contents used are accessible, the course contents can be listened to again, it is physically easy to listen to the lesson, the evaluations are made in the form of assignment, additional time is given and communication with the instructors is easily facilitated. The disadvantages stated by the students can be as follows: factors related to the distance education system, factors related to the content, aspects concerned with in-term assignments, factors related to exams, psychological and social factors, and communication-related factors.</p>
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This study investigates the views of students with visual impairments on distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research design of the study is qualitative research. The participants of the study include students with visual impairments. They are studying at different universities where distance education was offered in the fall semester of 2020 in Turkey. We collected the data of the study through a semi-structured interview form. In the analysis of the data collected, content analysis was carried out. According to the results, it has been determined that distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic has both advantages and disadvantages. The benefits of distance education are that the system and course contents used are accessible, the course contents can be listened to again, it is physically easy to listen to the lesson, the evaluations are made in the form of assignment, additional time is given and communication with the instructors is easily facilitated. The disadvantages stated by the students can be as follows: factors related to the distance education system, factors related to the content, aspects concerned with in-term assignments, factors related to exams, psychological and social factors, and communication-related factors.

Views of students with visual impairment on distance education during the covid-19 pandemic

European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning

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This study investigates the views of students with visual impairments on distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research design of the study is...

Views of students with visual impairment on distance education during the covid-19 pandemic

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Sep 22, 2023

Page range: 148 - 161

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eurodl-2023-0012

Keywords
Students with visual impairment, Distance education, COVID-19, Special education

© 2023 Cem Aslan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Views of students with visual impairment on distance education during the covid-19 pandemic

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Sep 22, 2023

Page range: 148 - 161

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eurodl-2023-0012

KeywordsStudents with visual impairment, Distance education, COVID-19, Special education

© 2023 Cem Aslan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Students with visual impairment, Distance education, COVID-19, Special education