Remote teaching in times of COVID-19: teachers’ adaptation and pupil level of participation

• Autor(a) principal: Flores, Maria Assunção
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Barros, Alexandra, Veiga Simão, Ana Margarida, Pereira, Diana, Gago, Marília, Fernandes, Eva Lopes, Ferreira, Paula da Costa, Costa, Luís
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/88871
• topic: Adaptation; COVID-19; Remote teaching; Teachers; Teaching

This article draws on data from a broader research study focusing on Portuguese teachers’ perceptions and experiences of remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 2638 teachers participated in the study. Data were collected through an online survey which included both closed- and open-ended questions. Findings suggest that, overall, teachers experienced a positive adaptation process and were able to teach according to what they had planned. However, difficulties were also found. These relate to reconciling work with family life and extra workload in the context of remote teaching. In addition, findings show that pupils from lower socioeconomic backgrounds presented a lower level of participation in learning tasks. Differences as a function of gender and age were identified. Implications of the findings are discussed.