Facing change in challenging times: The experiences of Hong Kong mathematics teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Facing change in challenging times: The experiences of Hong Kong mathematics teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Educating teachers online in challenging times: The case of Hong Kong

• Zhang, Qiaoping The Education University of Hong Kong

• Yung, Wai Ho Kevin The Education University of Hong Kong
• Xu, Huixuan The Education University of Hong Kong

Abingdon, Oxon

Routledge

2023

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GC Mathematics & Statistics
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MG Identities, Attitudes & Opinion of Educational Workers

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

This study focused on Hong Kong mathematics teachers' experiences and challenges in online distance teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 109 frontline mathematics teachers participated in the survey. Their teaching experiences and challenges during the pandemic were investigated through an online questionnaire and followed up through in-depth interviews. The results show that most teachers believed that their way of teaching mathematics had somewhat changed and that they had tried to offer e-learning as an alternative teaching mode to maintain the quality of teaching during the pandemic. They also tended to focus on external factors rather than internal factors during online teaching. Teachers agreed that a paradigm shift had occurred in the role of teaching during this time of crisis. Although they had developed sufficient levels of technology use, these did not necessarily translate to competence in achieving instructional goals. Ultimately, teachers' personal experiences with online teaching and their beliefs about mathematics teaching are crucial factors affecting the role and effectiveness of online teaching. Copyright © 2023 selection and editorial matter, Kevin Wai Ho Yung and Huixuan Xu; individual chapters, the contributors.

• English

Book Chapters

• 9781032265872
• 9781032265889

• 10.4324/9781003288978-6

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/983ffa7a

2023-08-10