Abstract
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to conduct education activities remotely (online) and the attitudes and views of students who suddenly switched to distance education have been a matter of curiosity. This research was conducted in order to reveal the opinions and attitudes of the students studying in the field of sports sciences towards the courses taught by the distance education method due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A total of 256 university students, 106 girls and 150 boys, with a mean age of 21.78±13.17, participated in the study. In the study, "Attitude Scale towards Distance Education" was used to determine students' attitudes towards distance education. In the study, independent sample t test was used for paired group comparisons and one-way analysis of variance (Anova) test was used for comparisons of more than two groups, and the level of significance was accepted as (p) <.05. In addition, two semi-structured questions prepared by the researchers in order to reveal the students' views on distance education were answered by the students and examined using content analysis method. It was determined that gender and department variables do not cause a significant difference on attitude towards distance education. The aspects of distance education that students find advantageous have three sub-themes (continuing education, time and place advantage, opportunity equality) and the disadvantageous aspects of the distance education have two sub-themes (eliminates the advantages brought by face-to-face education, physical conditions are not sufficient). As a result, although the students stated that distance education is advantageous due to the current pandemic, they emphasized that its disadvantages also pose a serious problem for educational activities.