Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.21464/mo.28.1.5
Attitudes of parents of primary school students of the City of Zagreb on the use of ICT in distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Iva Ivanković
; Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Igić
orcid.org/0000-0003-3425-7253
; Elementary school Ivan Gundulić, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Information and communication technology (ICT) is included in all social strata, and its role in upbringing has intensified. The readiness of teachers as educational professionals is a crucial element for the use and implementation of ICT in the educational process. With the sudden COVID-19 pandemic, teachers were faced with designing and implementing distance learning. This research aimed to determine parents’ attitudes on using information and communication technology in distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic; a survey was conducted on 465 participants. It was found that the largest number of research participants achieve average results that are above the mean value, which means that their attitude about distance learning is generally favorable. Statistically significant differences in the use of ICT were found in individual variables of attitudes towards distance learning concerning gender, age, level of education of participants, and the class attended by the participants’ children. Qualitative analysis of open-ended questions identified the need to standardize distance learning using the same or similar digital tools to ensure equal opportunities for all students.
Keywords
ICT; e-learning; distance learning; digital teaching; teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic; digital competences
Hrčak ID:
260363
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Publication date:
14.7.2021.
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