CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE SUBJECTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS DURING THE SARSCOV-19 PANDEMICS IN RNM
CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT IN NATURAL SCIENCE SUBJECTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS DURING THE SARSCOV-19 PANDEMICS IN RNM

Summary/Abstract: The research is based on the qualitative analysis of distance learning development in the natural sciences during the time of the SarsCov-19 virus pandemic in the Republic of North Macedonia. The research was conducted in April 2020 or one month following the interruption of the educational process at all education levels in RNM. 50 teachers of primary schools, who teach in the Albanian language of instruction, took part in the research, out of a total of 18 public schools and two private ones. The teachers 51,7% of the teachers teach in rural areas, and 42,9% in urban areas. In RNM, 61 % of the teachers have access to electronic tools, 26,8% partly and 12,2% do not have access to electronic tools to organize online teaching. 65% of students have access to electronic tools for distance learning, and 45% do not. The teachers use the following online platforms to deliver their classes: Zoom 31,7% of the respondents, Edmodo 24,4 %, 22% Google classroom, 19,5% other, and only 2.4% Meet. The experimental part is conducted individually such as: 46% of the teachers state that 50-75% of the students attend the experimental part, 20,5% state that 75-100% attend it, and 33.5% state that 50% of the students attend the experimental part. A coherent and technological system needs to be developed and implemented, as well as policies, projects and generated contents, that will enable distance learning.

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