An Investigation into the Technology Integration Levels of Pre-Service Teachers in Compulsory Distance Education (COVID-19 Pandemic)

It is thought that the compulsory distance education (Covid-19 pandemic) process may have some advantages as well as some disadvantages for learners and teachers. From this point of view, the present study is designed to investigate the technology integration levels of the pre-service teachers and the effect of the compulsory distance education process on the technology integration levels. The explanatory design, which is one of the mixed method research types in which quantitative and qualitative data are used together, was used in the study. The quantitative dimension of the research is an example of the survey study, which was planned and conducted by the single survey model. In the qualitative dimension, the views of pre-service teachers about the effect of the compulsory distance education process on technology integration levels were analysed through the interview technique. A total of 414 students of the Faculty of Education were included in the study through convenience sampling. In the study, "Indicators for Teachers' Technology Integration (TEG) Scale", "Personal Information Form", and "Semi-Structured Interview Form" were used as data collection tools. The data were analysed by the SPSS program and the level of significance was accepted as 0.05. According to the results of the research, the technology integration levels of the pre-service teachers in the compulsory distance education process were found to be high. Furthermore, it was found that the compulsory distance education process has a catalytic effect on pre-service teachers' technology integration levels.