ATTITUDES AND IMPRESSIONS OF UPPER PRIMARY TEACHERS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA ABOUT ONLINE TEACHING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – HOW DID WE DO IT?

Abstract

The transition to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic included almost all teachers and students. Digital (inadequate) skills and (in)competencies of both teachers and students have come to the fore. Accelerated adaptation, getting used to new forms of work, learning and teaching in these two years has introduced significant changes in the educational process and has shown the need to revise the educational system and the need for modernization and transformation. The study presents the results of a survey of a sample of 1,600 upper primary teachers in primary schools in the Republic of Croatia, which aimed to examine their attitudes and impressions regarding the implementation of online teaching during the pandemic COVID-19. The results of the research showed the following: The vast majority of respondents (94.1%) answered that the classic form of teaching is better than online teaching. Most of the respondents spent 2 to 4 hours in the preparation and evaluation of student materials.