articleEuropean Journal of Teacher EducationAug 7, 2020Closed access

Adapting to online teaching during COVID-19 school closure: teacher education and teacher competence effects among early career teachers in Germany

JKJohannes KönigDJDaniela Jäger-BielaNGNina Glutsch

University of Cologne

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Abstract

As in many countries worldwide, as part of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown schools in Germany closed in March 2020 and only partially re-opened in May. Teachers were confronted with the need to adapt to online teaching. This paper presents the results of a survey of early career teachers conducted in May and June 2020. First, we analysed the extent to which they maintained social contact with students and mastered core teaching challenges. Second, we analysed potential factors (school computer technology, teacher competence such as their technological pedagogical knowledge, and teacher education learning opportunities pertaining to digital teaching and learning). Findings from regression…

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  • Competence (human resources)
  • Teacher education
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Information and Communications Technology
  • Mathematics education
  • Psychology
  • Pedagogy
  • Teacher induction
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