Using E-learning to Teach Science in Covid-19 Era At Primary Education Level

Abstract

Online distance education has gained even more popularity during the last year since a global pandemic caused by coronavirus disease has brought countries all over the world to a standstill. Social distancing was adopted to reduce the spread of the virus, while governments worldwide responded to the emergency situation with school and other educational institutions closures, shifting traditional teaching in classrooms to online distance learning. The purpose of the research is to investigate whether distance learning influenced the teaching and learning of primary school students in science. This is a quantitative procedure of 160 teachers by random sampling through a questionnaire based on Bandura's Theory of Self-Efficacy. The results showed that teachers need training in the use of new technologies and at the same time there are concerns about the distance learning methodology for the subject of science.