Ensino remoto: perspectivas e percepções dos professores de ciências da Rede Municipal de Ensino de Cajazeiras-PB.

Abstract

Educators face a number of difficulties, such as changes in the search for significant learning on the part of students. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the difficulties increased and educators needed to adopt remote teaching so that students could continue having access to an education. The aim of the present study was to investigate the perspectives and perceptions of high school science teachers regarding remote teaching in the city of Cajazeiras, state of Paraíba, Brazil. Interviews were held with six educators of natural sciences working in the municipal public school system through Google Meet. Data were collected with the aid of a questionnaire. Content analysis was employed for the interpretation of the material collected. The educators had between 10 and 25 years of experience in teaching science. During in-person classes, the resources most cited were textbooks, slide projectors and white board. The educators considered the participation of the students satisfactory, with a good performance level. During remote teaching, the use of Google Meet, YouTube, Google Forms and WhatsApp predominated, with performances only considered fair due to the lack of family support and a lack of access to the internet with satisfactory speed to follow the classes and activities. The interviewees reported that remote teaching increased the demands of the job and that they maintained the traditional teaching method even with the use of technologies. The findings underscore the need to offer continued education courses addressing the use of digital information and communication technologies to improve the performance of teachers and enhance the quality of the teaching and learning process in extraordinary situations.