The Opinions of Teachers on Distance Primary Literacy Teaching

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to determine the opinions of the first-grade teachers of the students studying in the first grade on the first literacy teaching with distance education in the light of the experiences gained in the educational activities carried out with distance learning period due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This study was carried out with the phenomenology design, which is one of the qualitative research patterns. The study group of research consist of 17 classroom teachers working in the city center of Amasya, who were contacted through the easily accessible sampling method. The data were collected from the teachers in the study group using semi-structured interview forms developed by the researcher. The content analysis method was preferred when analyzing the data obtained within the scope of the study. While analyzing the data, the MAXQDA 2020 qualitative analysis program was preferred. According to the study findings, it is concluded that teachers do not have the necessary knowledge and experience in distance education, distance education system’s being so new, the students and the educational process and to be involved in the age group of small electronic devices for the conduct of training activities of the new remote for this reason, each student may not have these devices, or problems such as lack of internet access. It is thought that this study will contribute to the identification of problems in distance education, improving future distance education processes, organizing the distance education process in such a way that will facilitate the learning of students in younger age groups. It will also contribute to the literature in distance education process.