Finnish university physics teachers' experiences of transferring to online teaching due to COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic arguably caused the most rapid and extensive educational reform ever witnessed. This article addresses the challenges, possibilities, and consequences that the pandemic has set for Finnish physics university teachers. The data were gathered with a literature-based online survey consisting of Likert scale claims and open-ended questions related to the following themes: the use of technology, interaction, learning and evaluation, experimental working, and the future. In 2021, the survey was distributed to all Finnish universities where physics is taught, and 52 responses were received. The results show the biggest challenges were related to the different aspects of interaction, experimental working, and adjusting evaluation. The opportunities were less recognized but th

SUBMITTER: Leinonen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10034880 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature