Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, cilt.14, sa.4, ss.247-257, 2021 (ESCI)
This study aims to analyze the views of geography
teacher students on the GIS course conducted with screencasts during the
distance education process. Furthermore, the study reveals, along with the
reasons, how the process of capturing and sharing screencasts with students can
assist instructors. At the end of the term, 27 students studying in the second
year of the geography teaching undergraduate program were asked about their
opinions of the lesson. The data were collected through a structured evaluation
form consisting of open-ended questions to evaluate the course. In the analysis
of the comments obtained, MAXQDA software, which is frequently used in
qualitative data analysis, was applied. The expressions in the answers were
analyzed using the content analysis technique. Overall, the results prove that
the beneficial aspects of the GIS course, which consists of applications and is
conducted with screencast, outweigh the theory. Thanks to the screencast model,
students can use their time efficiently and watch the videos repeatedly
whenever and wherever they want. Nevertheless, the results reveal that extra
methods are required to motivate students to transfer theoretical information
and that screencasts have some disadvantages.