PERCEPÇÃO DOS PROFESSORES DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL I QUANTO AOS IMPACTOS DA PANDEMIA DO COVID-19 NO PROCESSO DE APRENDIZAGEM INFANTIL

Abstract

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic that occurred in 2020 and social isolation as a way of controlling the disease, schools had to be closed and, thus, adopted emergency remote education to continue the school year. Based on this assumption, the objective of this research is to present, in the perception of elementary school teachers, an overview of the teaching-learning process experienced along the COVID-19 pandemic through remote modality. The study is characterized by being cross-sectional, exploratory and quali-quantitative in character. 11 elementary school teachers from private educational institutions participated. Data collection occurred through an online questionnaire previously published on social networks. In the results, it was observed that teachers can identify students with learning difficulties, and that they had access to electronic devices but not how to use them for pedagogical purposes. Some schools did not offer this support to teachers, through training with the use of devices and new platforms for the transmission of classes, for example. The role of the family in this process was of paramount importance for effective learning of children. Still, behavioral changes were observed during this period. Quarantine and remote education have had negative impacts on the mental health of teachers who, in turn, are not safe about the effectiveness of emergency remote education. Thus, this research briefly revealed, in the view of teachers, the positive aspects and weaknesses of emergency remote education and also its impacts on child learning.  Moreover, it presented limitations regarding the number of participants and it is expected that further studies will be developed with a larger number of volunteers.