Remote teaching and learning of secondary school mathematics during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of selected teachers and students

Abstract

The article presents the beginnings of remote learning in Poland (March-June 2020) in the context of teaching mathematics at the secondary level, as recounted by selected students and teachers. The empirical research upon which this article is based was conducted for the purposes of a master's thesis. The research was carried out in two stages. The first stage presents remote mathematics teaching as perceived by selected teachers and their students, based on two summative questionnaires. The second stage consists of a qualitative analysis of teaching polynomials from the perspective of three pairs of participants: teacher and student. The article shows various issues concerning remote teaching, analyses the effectiveness of the forms and methods of this approach, signals selected shortcomings and defects both in the work of teachers and students as well as selected causes for the difficulties in the implementation of remote teaching, while also highlighting its positive aspects.