Exploring challenges associated with using online teaching platforms in mathematics: possible mitigation measures.
- Author
- Shoko, A.
- Title
- Exploring challenges associated with using online teaching platforms in mathematics: possible mitigation measures.
- Abstract
- The purpose of this research was to explore challenges and solutions on using online teaching platforms to learn Mathematics at ordinary level particularly in Zvishavane district. The COVID 19 Pandemic, which hit various countries, has caused changes in the education sector, such as school closure and the transition from face-to-face learning methods to online learning. The application of online learning is considered a sudden decision, causing teachers as executors of education to take responsibility for the difficulties during online learning implementation. This study discussed the difficulties faced by mathematics teachers and learners in implementing online learning. The method used in this study was both quantitative and qualitative. The sample was made of 8 O level Mathematics teachers where the researcher employed a systematic random sampling technique to come up with the sample. During the study, questionnaires and interviews were used as the research instruments with their merits and demerits being cited briefly. The data collected indicated that online learning could appear challenging in the first days of its inception, but after a while, both learners and teachers would acclimatize. The researcher also found out that with adequate support, teachers were ready to implement online learning teaching and learning. The researcher therefore made the following recommendations; the study should be carried on many schools to enable gathering of data from a remarkable population that can allow for generalization of findings; schools should offer technical assistance to teachers in terms of ICT gadgets and internet bundles to ease the process of virtual learning; the Zimbabwean government should also be on the ground with tangible assistance when recommending the implementation of online lessons, not heaping much of the burden on schools and the parent community.
- Date
- 2024
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- online teaching platforms
- challenges
- mathematics
- Supervisor
- Dr Z. Ndemo
- Media
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SHOKO ALISAPHINA