University Student Satisfaction and Behavioural Engagement During Emergency Remote Teaching

Necati Taşkın; Bülent Kandemir; Kerem Erzurumlu

doi:10.21432/cjlt28242

Authors

Necati Taşkın Ordu University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8519-6185
Bülent Kandemir Ordu University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2852-547X
Kerem Erzurumlu Ordu University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5363-1963

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21432/cjlt28242

Keywords:

online learning satisfaction, emergency remote teaching, behavioural engagement, academic achievement

Abstract

This study aimed to examine students' online satisfaction in the context of emergency remote teaching. The research was carried out in a concurrent triangulation design from the mixed method. The quantitative data of the study were collected from 2663 students studying at different faculties/schools of a state university in Turkey in the fall semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. Participants consist of students who participated voluntarily according to the convenient sampling method. Qualitative data were collected from 494 students who express their opinion through free text answers. The "e-satisfaction scale" was used to determine students' online learning satisfaction. The number of logins to live course, the number of recorded course view and the number of logins to LMS of students are behavioural engagement indicators. According to the findings, the students have a moderate level of satisfaction. There is a significant difference between both academic achievement and engagement of students with different satisfaction levels. Longing for face-to-face education, the usefulness of the LMS, inadequate assessment, the inefficiency of online learning, technical problems, challenges of the process, and insufficient instructors are opinions frequently mentioned by students. The results obtained in this study not only determine the current situation regarding student satisfaction but also provide important clues about improving online learning.

Author Biographies

Necati Taşkın, Ordu University

Necati Taşkın is an assistant professor of Computer Technology at Ordu University in Türkiye. He also works in the university's distance education application and research center. He received his Ph.D. in Computer and Instructional Technologies at Gazi University in 2020. His research interests focus on distance education, online learning, blended learning, and gamification.

Bülent Kandemir, Ordu University

Bülent Kandemir is an assistant professor of Computer Technology at Ordu University in Türkiye. He received his Ph.D. in Computer and Instructional Technologies at Gazi University in 2022. His research interests include online learning environment design, interactive distance, computer-aided simulations, and database systems.

Kerem Erzurumlu, Ordu University

Kerem Erzurumlu is an assistant professor of Computer Technology at Ordu University in Türkiye. He also works in the university's distance education application and research center. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering at Hacettepe University in 2012. His research interests focus on computer networks, artificial intelligence, image processing, and online learning.

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