Comparing emergency remote learning with traditional learning in primary education: Primary school students’ perspectives
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10.1515/edu-2022-0215Abstract
This study aims to explore primary school students’
perspectives of emergency remote teaching and learning
during the COVID-19 pandemic and their preferences when
comparing it with face-to-face learning. Data from 114 Greek
primary students showed that students did not find online
learning particularly intriguing, enjoyable, and interactive
and felt social isolation due to the lack of communication
and interactions. Most students preferred traditional learning
to online learning as they found it more enjoyable and inter-
active, and made it easier to learn, focus on, comprehend,
and perform better. They greatly valued the class atmosphere
and the ability to actively participate and freely communi-
cate, and stated that it was easier to devote time to studying,
complete their assignments, and get answers to their question
when learning in person. Students believed that despite its
disadvantages, online learning might be more broadly used
in the future. Finally, no significant differences were found
regarding students’ gender, age, and class level.