This paper reports on findings arising from a wider study aimed at investigating teachers’ concerns during the pandemic and their views regarding changes in teaching in the post-COVID context. Adopting a mixed-method approach, data were gathered through a survey including both open-ended and closed-ended questions. The study involved 2,192 teachers from all sectors of education. Both the quantitative and qualit...
This paper draws on data from a broader project aimed at investigating the experiences of pre-service teachers regarding assessment. Critical incidents written by pre-service teachers focusing on their experiences of assessment as students were collected. The study involved 121 first-year students from various subject areas enrolled in a master’s degree in teaching. Data were gathered in the first semester of t...
This study investigates the primary factors influencing school achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic from students’ perspectives. The pandemic exacerbated educational inequalities, emphasizing the essential role of teacher effectiveness in boosting student achievement and the significant impact of remote learning challenges. Using focus groups with 74 Portuguese students, this study explores how teacher qual...
Under the Bologna process, it is important that educators understand and use assessment for formative purposes as well as traditional summative purposes. This small-scale exploratory study tested the Teachers Conceptions of Assessment (TCoA) inventory in the Portuguese higher education context. A convenience sample of Portuguese academic faculty (n=185) from five public universities and across multiple scientif...
The closure of higher education institutions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a sudden and unexpected transition from face-toface to online teaching and learning. This paper draws on data from a broader study focusing on higher education students’ perceptions and experiences of online learning during the first lockdown in 2020. In total, 2,718 students from different Portuguese institutions...
This paper draws on data from a broader piece of research focusing on Portuguese teachers’ perceptions and experiences of remote teaching in times of COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 2,638 teachers participated in the study. Data were collected through an online survey which included both closed and open-ended questions. Findings suggest that, overall, teachers experienced a positive adaptation process and were abl...
The closure of higher education institutions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a sudden and unexpected transition from face-to-face to online teaching and learning. This paper draws on data from a broader study focusing on higher education students’ perceptions and experiences of online learning during the first lockdown in 2020. In total, 2,718 students from different Portuguese institution...
This article draws on data from a broader research study focusing on Portuguese teachers’ perceptions and experiences of remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, 2638 teachers participated in the study. Data were collected through an online survey which included both closed- and open-ended questions. Findings suggest that, overall, teachers experienced a positive adaptation process and were able ...
Este texto decorre de um estudo que pretendeu analisar as experiências dos professores durante a pandemia, com particular ênfase na sua aprendizagem profissional e nas suas perspetivas de mudança com base na realidade vivida durante o ensino a distância. Inserido num projeto internacional mais abrangente, o estudo contou com a participação de 2638 professores de todos os níveis de ensino, abrangendo todas as ár...
The closure of higher education institutions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a sudden and unexpected transition from face-to-face to online teaching and learning. This paper draws on data from a broader study focusing on higher education students’ perceptions and experiences of online learning during the first lockdown in 2020. In total, 2,718 students from different Portuguese institution...