Effectiveness and influencing factors of online teaching among primary and secondary school teachers in China during the COVID-19: in depth interviews

Abstract

During COVID-19, online teaching was adopted in many countries and online teaching effectiveness attracted widespread attention. This study used in-depth interviews to explore the factors affecting online teaching efficacy of primary and secondary school teachers from teachers’ perspectives, and used open coding, axial coding, and selective coding to analyze and organize the interview materials. Five thematic elements were finally derived, namely acceptance, professionalism, interactivity, instructional leadership and support, and home-school collaboration. From the teacher’s perspective, acceptance, professionalism, and interactivity are closely related to the individual teacher, while instructional leadership and support, and home-school collaboration are two important external elements. This study explored the influencing factors of teaching effectiveness in different contexts, enriched the theory of teaching effectiveness, and provided practical support for the future development of online teaching.

Educational innovation practices in primary and secondary schools during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…Thus, in order to face special periods, which, according to all the indicators, will be increasingly common, schools should be prepared to maintain and improve the teachers' positive attitude toward online teaching and enhance their knowledge of technology. The improvement of teachers' online teaching ability will increase their acceptance as well as their effectiveness (Ma, 2023). Programs designed for primary and secondary school teachers interested in learning how to use ICT in their teaching should be organized.…”