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This article presents a study conducted to reveal the positive and negative aspects of professional development programs conducted to teachers in distance education during the novice COVID-19 pandemic and investigates whether the programs contributed to the digital transformation competencies the teachers acquired through these programs. The case study was carried out with a total of 30 teachers, who took part in the study voluntarily. Qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were used in order to ensure the validity, reliability, and consistency of the research. Once the teacher-oriented professional development program was completed, the teachers were subjected to an achievement test and a self-assessment questionnaire. A focus group interview was conducted to collect various views of 18 teachers regarding the program. This study also reveals that teacher-oriented professional development programs can be applied efficiently through online education and have a crucial role in strengthening and enhancing the technical competencies of the teachers involved in distance education. © 2022, ComSIS Consortium. All rights reserved.
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In this study, pre-service teachers' attitudes towards the gamification process were discussed. Descriptive scanning method, one of the quantitative methods, was used in the study, and the data were analyzed and tabulated. The Gamification process scale developed by Baydas and Cicek was used to collect the data to be used. A total of 67 teacher candidates, including 42 special education and 25 classroom teachers, participated in the study. The data obtained from the pre-service teachers were taken online via Google Form due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The teacher candidates gave answers to the 6 dimensions of the scale regarding Competition, Fun, Busy, Outcome Expectation, Effect on Learning and Intention to Use in the Future.
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The purpose of this research is to determine how active the students are participating in the mobile learning process, as well as how active the distance education mobile learning and technological tools are in education due to the Covid-19 epidemic in today's world, determination. With this, the Mobile Learning Readiness Scale adapted by Sata, Corbaci and Koyuncu (2019) was used in this study. The scale consists of three dimensions: optimism towards mobile learning, self directed learning and self efficacy. The participants of the study, on the other hand, consist of 25 Primary Education students and 42 Special Education students who are continuing their education lift in the Northern Cyprus. It was concluded that their readiness for mobile learning was high.