The Parents' Ratings of the Quality of TV Teaching during the Pandemic Caused by the COVID-19 virus

  • Ruženka J. Šimonji Černak University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education, Sombor, Department of Social Sciences
  • Mia R. Marić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education, Sombor, Department of Social Sciences
  • Mila B. Beljanski University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education, Sombor, Department of Social Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5937/zrffp52-29848
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic;, distance learning;, TV learning;, parents’ perception;, primary school.

Abstract


Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conditions in the state of emergency had forced the bigger part of school lessons in primary schools and highschools to be broadcasted on the public media services RTS 2 and RTS 3, as well as on the platform RTS Planeta. In that sense, parents had a big role and responsibility in educating their children. In this paper, we present the results of a study concerning primary school parents’ (mostly mothers) perception on TV teaching, which is a part of a broader research on distance learning. The research was conducted on the sample of 554 parents from Serbia. A newly constructed online questionnaire for the purpose of this research was used. The quality of TV teaching was assessed through nine items. The results showed that parents equally percieve the advantages and disadvantages of TV learning. Parents estimate that there is a clear teaching schedule and that the content is shown in an appropriate pace. The parents' perceptions differ according to the place of living, degree of education, employment status during the state of emergency, as well as the number of school-age children in the family. The research findings provided guidelines for further improvement in teaching practices in emergency conditions and gave a preliminary image of the parents' perception on TV teaching.

Author Biographies

Ruženka J. Šimonji Černak, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education, Sombor, Department of Social Sciences

vanredni profesor za užu naučnu oblast Psihološke nauke

Mia R. Marić, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education, Sombor, Department of Social Sciences

redovni profesor za užu naučnu oblast psihološke nauke

Mila B. Beljanski, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Education, Sombor, Department of Social Sciences

vanredni profesor za užu naučnu oblast Pedagoške nauke

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Published
2022/04/09
Issue
Vol. 52 No. 1 (2022): Collection of Papers of the Faculty of Philosophy LII (1)
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Original Scientific Paper

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