Teaching and Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Attributes and Readiness of Thai Teachers

Abstract

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools have adopted distance learning and blended learning. However, research into remote teaching and learning has suggested several components that impact learning at distance. This study focused on identifying the attributes of remote teaching and learning; readiness and understanding of teachers - student - parents, instructional redesign using varied teaching pedagogy to avoid a didactic approach, facilitate student learning and provide a seamless structure, and understanding teachers’ perceptions regarding their readiness to support student learning in the unprecedented context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of kindergarten, primary and secondary school teachers from six different regions of Thailand participated in this study. The proposed attributes are hoped to be useful for educators to improve teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent long-lasting educational defects.

Keywords:

• Blended learning
• COVID-19 pandemic
• remote learning
• teaching and learning