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Physics lessons in Slovenian primary and secondary schools during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

In Slovenia, due to the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, primary and secondary schools were temporarily closed on 16 March 2020, which had an impact on the way teaching is organised, including physics lessons that encourage experimentation. In Slovenia, similar to Croatia, school closures started on the same day and a study on the impact of the pandemic on physics teaching and pre- university learning was planned in Croatia. Therefore the online question on physics teaching was prepared. It consists of 5 parts: general data, implementation of physics teaching during pandemic COVID 19, experiments in physics teaching, sociological component, exchange of experience about pandemic COVID 19. The prepared questionnaire was translated into Slovenian and the survey was also conducted in Slovenia. The questionnaire was filled in by 154 Slovenian teachers, about 3/4 of whom teach in primary schools. During the pandemic, 23% of the teachers taught physics and 51% physics and mathematics. The results show that teachers of physics are confident in using computers. They are also familiar with the more advanced use of mobile phones and video conferencing programs. E-mail (84%) and zoom for video conferencing (63%) were the most commonly used tools for communicating with students during the pandemic. Direct instructions (videoconferencing) were always given by about one tenth of respondents, often by almost a third. A good fifth of teachers did not give direct instructions. Half of the teachers conducted no experiments or only rarely. They report that during the pandemic, students received 1 mark, usually through a test. Teachers report on the many challenges of distance learning related to new technologies, communication, their own challenges in teaching from home, the nature of the experimental subject, growth opportunities, production of teaching and learning materials, etc. In the contribution, we will present the preliminary results of the survey of Slovenian teachers of physics.

physics, pre-university, education, Slovenia, COVID-19

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