Investigating the Effectiveness of Virtual Education at Elementary School During Corona Virus Pandemic

Subject Areas : Education

sedighe kargarkhorami ¹ ( Master of Curriculum Planning, Damghan Branch, Payame Noor University, Teacher )
Effat Abbasi ² ( Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran )

Received: 2021-12-11 Accepted : 2022-02-05 Published : 2022-01-21

Keywords: effectiveness, virtual education, Coronavirus disease,

Abstract :

Introduction:When educational institutions were closed following the outbreak of corona virus pandemic, virtual education has become doubly important around the world and it has entered the field of formal education in schools and universities, replacing face-to-face teaching and education. This created some opportunities and also challenges in the field of education. The purpose of this study was to investigate virtual education in primary schools in Khorrambid city. Research Methodology: The research method was survey and the statistical population was female primary school teachers in Khorrambid city in the academic year 2020-2021, whose number was 137 and among them, 101 people were selected through stratified random sampling method. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire on the effectiveness of virtual education in primary schools from the teachers' point of view. After compiling the questions, the questionnaire was given to the supervisor and three professors of primary education major and its face and content validity was confirmed. Also, the internal consistency of the questionnaire was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha, the value of which was 0.87 for the whole questionnaire. Data were analyzed using t-test using SPSS software version 22. Findings:The results indicated that in all dimensions of the questionnaire, teachers' views were towards moderate to high options and virtual education was effective on the doctrinal, moral, scientific, cultural, social, biological, political and economic dimensions of elementary students. According to the obtained results, virtual education can be developed and it can be used effectively in the future as a supplement to face-to-face education.

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