Teaching science in the process of distance education: A delphi study

Distance Education is an educational approach that has been used for many years. With the onset of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, some changes have arisen in the educational process and the distance education approach has been used more frequently. Science education is one of the disciplines carried out by using a distance education method. It is extremely vital that science teaching, which takes place in all areas of our lives, is influential and efficient. This research aims to improve a holistic perspective by expert impressions intended for increasing the effectiveness of science teaching conducted in the online education process. The sample of the research comprises 14 science teachers who have previously taken an active role in the distance education process and have been working in public schools affiliated with the Ministry of national education in 7 various regions of Turkey in the 2021-2022 academic year. In the investigation, the Delphi technique which is one of the qualitative research methods has been utilized. As a data collection, the semi-structured interview form prepared by the researcher and the questionnaire organized as a result of the data obtained from this form have been used. Questionnaires and interview forms were transmitted to the participants via WhatsApp application, e-mail addresses and Google forms. The responses received in the first round have been assessed by content analysis and the responses collected in the second and third rounds have been analyzed by descriptive analysis method the thanks to Excel, the Microsoft Office program. As a consequence of the inquiry, 35 criteria have been determined in the context of the 7 themes intended for boosting the effectiveness of science teaching in the distance education process.