Examination of Secondary Students' Opinions on Mathematics in Distance Education in Terms of Demographic Variables

This study aims to reveal secondary school students' opinions about mathematics lessons in distance education. In this context, the study has two main aims. The first one is to develop a scale to examine secondary school students' views on distance education and mathematics courses. The second one is to determine secondary school students' opinions on mathematics in distance education in terms of gender, grade level, family participation in the lesson, daily mathematics lesson study time, and their views on dis- tance education. The survey method was used in the research. During the development of the scale, which is the first aim of the research, the data of 375 students studying in secondary schools and selected by stratification sampling method were used. For the second purpose of the research, 419 secondary school students were reached, and data analyses were carried out with the students who participated in this application. Data were analyzed using factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, independent sample t-test, and one-way analysis of variance with LISREL and SPSS package programs. As a result of the analysis, a scale consisting of 16 items and a single factor was obtained. As a result of the application of the scale, it has been determined that there is no signi- ficant difference in the scores of secondary school students regarding mathematics in distance education according to gender and that eighth-grade students have more ne- gative views on mathematics lessons in distance education compared to lower grades. Participation of the students and their families significantly affected their mathematics scores in distance education. In addition, there was a significant difference in the scores of secondary school students regarding mathematics in distance education, according to the hours of mathematics lessons they studied. It is thought that the results obtained will shed light on the applications related to distance education in the future.