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    Examining sense of community in an online course in a COVID-19 semester :|a case study
    (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.) Doğuer, Gözde Nur.; Öner, Diler.
    The purpose of this case study was to understand the development of sense of community in a fully online course and examine how the course elements supported the community-building processes. The instrumental case study design is used in order to deeply understand students’ sense of community built in the course and the role of course elements in the community-building processes. The case was selected using purposeful critical sampling since the course was offered in the first online semester following the emergency remote teaching period (Spring 2020) in the COVID-19 pandemic era. Three datasets were collected: the SCI-2 survey at the end of the semester, and semi-structured interviews at mid-semester and at the end of the semester. The findings showed that the four community elements, reinforcement, influence, membership, and shared emotional connection, were all present in this course, although with varying degrees. The SCI-2 results were consistent with the qualitative data. The qualitative data also showed that the adapted course elements for online modality supported the community building processes.
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    Mathematics teachers' epistemological beliefs and technology acceptance in emergency remote teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic
    (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2022., 2022) Erol, Rumeysa.; Kartal, Günizi.
    This explanatory sequential mixed-method study examined middle school mathematics teachers’ emergency remote teaching (ERT) experiences in the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of their mathematics-oriented epistemological beliefs and technology acceptance levels. Quantitative data collected through Mathematics Oriented Epistemological Beliefs Scale (MOEBS) and Technology Acceptance Measure for Teachers Scale (T-TAM). Data from both scales are used to form four case groups. Participants (n=39) are invited to interviews based on their case groups. Qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews and Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) is used as a framework while collecting and analyzing the interview data. The results indicated that there is a positive but not statistically significant correlation between the mathematics- oriented epistemological beliefs and technology acceptance levels of middle school mathematics teachers. It is shown that teachers’ concerns about ERT practice are coherent with their MOEBS and T-TAM scores. Addition to concerns, teachers’ needs are mentioned to guide in-service training programs such crisis and future applications.