Croatian pupils' perspectives on remote teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

IN ENGLISH: On March 16th 2020, the Croatian government mandated a nationwide closure of schools and introduced remote teaching and learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study explores the perspectives of pupils in the 7th grade of elementary education regarding this period of remote teaching and learning. The study aims to examine the level and determinants of pupils' satisfaction with newly implemented practices and to explore their perception of remote teaching and learning in comparison to classroom practices. An online survey was conducted with 920 pupils from 23 elementary schools in Zagreb between May 25th and June 6th 2020. The results indicate average satisfaction levels and a weak ability of the model to predict pupils' satisfaction based on a set of individual pupil characteristics. Pupils' interest in using digital devices and fathers' educational status were the only significant predictors of satisfaction. On average, pupils perceived remote teaching and learning as unfavourable in terms of quality, task load and effort in comparison to classroom practices. There was, however, a small cluster of pupils (15%) who associated remote teaching and learning with higher-quality practices. --------------- IN CROATIAN: Hrvatska vlada proglasila je 16. ožujka 2020. zatvaranje škola i uvela nastavu na daljinu zbog pandemije COVID-19. U ovom radu istražuju se učeničke perspektive o nastavi na daljinu, koje su primijenjene u 7. razredima osnovnih škola. Cilj je rada utvrditi razinu i odrednice zadovoljstva učenika novim praksama, kao i ispitati doživljaj nastave na daljinu u odnosu na učioničku nastavu. Online-istraživanje sa 920 učenika iz 23 osnovne škole Grada Zagreba provedeno je između 25. svibnja i 6. lipnja 2020. Rezultati upućuju na osrednju razinu zadovoljstva i slabu mogućnost modela za predviđanje učeničkoga zadovoljstva na temelju skupa individualnih obilježja učenika. Interes učenika za upotrebu računalnih uređaja te obrazovni status roditelja jedini su značajni prediktori zadovoljstva. Učenici u prosjeku percipiraju nastavu na daljinu nepovoljnije od nastave u učionicama s obzirom na kvalitetu nastavnoga procesa i opterećenost učenika školskim zadatcima. Međutim, postojala je mala skupina učenika (15%), koja je nastavu na daljinu doživljavala kvalitetnijom od nastave u učionicama