Experience of Distance Education in General Secondary Education Institutions of Ukraine

Abstract

The purpose of the research was to analyze the results of the All-Ukrainian educational and methodological selection «RodovidUchitel – 2022» and to provide recommendations on the organization of distance learning, based on the experience of distance learning in schools in Ukraine. The answers of 313 participants of the selection were analyzed, the purpose of which was to identify and spread the best experience of distance learning in general secondary education institutions. The analysis of the results showed that the majority of contestants use digital tools and modern learning tools in their own professional activities and strive to strengthen digital competence with the help of various subjects of professional development, most often with the help of materials posted on the educational portal “Na Urok”, the online education studio «EdEra», the national educational platform «Vseosvita». At the same time, certain problems were identified related to: the number of author's studies for the distance form of education; participants' attention to the issue of intersubject connections during distance learning; the activity of teachers regarding posting on the Internet of their own developments regarding the organization of distance learning; participants’ understanding of the differences between distance learning and face-to-face learning; the level of digital competence of teachers for the organization of effective distance learning and the need for additional preparation for its implementation; the activity of regional institutes for the improvement of the qualifications of pedagogical workers regarding the training of teachers on the issue of organizing effective and high-quality distance learning. In order to eliminate the gaps identified as a result of the survey, the subjects of teacher training were suggested to pay attention to the need to improve the digital competence of teachers regarding the organization of effective and high-quality distance learning, and recommendations were provided on this issue. Further research is needed to study the best foreign experience on the mentioned issue.