Title: Determining the satisfaction of students according to learning content used in emergency distance education

Authors: Mustafa S. Abdüsselam; Fatmanur Özen

Addresses: Education Faculty, Giresun University, Turkey ' Education Faculty, Giresun University, Turkey

Abstract: The aim of the study is to determine the satisfaction of higher education students studying in a virtual learning environment (VLE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The descriptive survey model was conducted in a study conducted with 481 university students. The virtual learning environments student satisfaction scale was used in the study. Data obtained from the scale were then analysed with correlation, t-test, and ANOVA. It was concluded that the participant students' satisfaction levels were moderate based on the VLE offered to the students, that their satisfaction differed in favour of male students, that those enrolled in practice-based courses wanted to see more guidance in the VLE according to the type of courses recorded, and that the learning resources offered in the environment caused student satisfaction to differ according to their level of internet usage.

Keywords: satisfaction; virtual learning environment; VLE; emergency distance education; higher education students.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHES.2023.137502

International Journal of Higher Education and Sustainability, 2023 Vol.4 No.3/4, pp.203 - 226

Received: 28 Mar 2023
Accepted: 31 May 2023
Published online: 21 Mar 2024 *