Experiences in distance education and practical use of ICT during the COVID-19 epidemic of Slovenian primary school music teachers with different professional experiences.

Mira Metljak,Tina Bohak Adam

doi:10.1016/j.ssaho.2021.100246

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of music teachers' professional experience on ICT use in Slovenian primary education before and after the proclamation of the COVID-19 epidemic. We collected data using an online questionnaire; eighty-three music teachers participated. We divided them into three groups with different professional experiences. The results show that music teachers with less professional experience used ICT more and had fewer problems than those with more professional experience. The creative ICT use of music teachers in primary schools today has a significant impact on the quality of learning objectives, motivation and efficiency.

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The emergence of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 in 2020 has dramatically changed the lives of all people
We find that there is an increasing trend of programmes in ICT in music teaching, which is of utmost importance for the acquisition of digital literacy of music teachers in primary schools
We wanted to know the extent to which teachers with different professional experiences had used ICT in music teaching before the COVID-19 epidemic3

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Introduction

The emergence of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 in 2020 has dramatically changed the lives of all people. This change affected education systems worldwide very quickly. Most educational institutions have tried to find new ways to accommodate pedagogical approaches in a timely manner. The barrier of the lockdown has accelerated the adoption of digital technology (Michigan, 2020). COVID-19 has become a catalyst for educational institutions worldwide to look for innovative solutions in a relatively short period of time Without much time to think about pedagogical details, all learning has been redirected online as everyone has had to self-isolate in their homes (Sloan, 2020)

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