Experiences in distance education and practical use of ICT during the COVID-19 epidemic of Slovenian primary school music teachers with different professional experiences

doi:10.1016/j.ssaho.2021.100246

Social Sciences & Humanities Open

Volume 5, Issue 1, 2022, 100246

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of music teachers' professional experience on ICT use in Slovenian primary education before and after the proclamation of the COVID-19 epidemic. We collected data using an online questionnaire; eighty-three music teachers participated. We divided them into three groups with different professional experiences. The results show that music teachers with less professional experience used ICT more and had fewer problems than those with more professional experience. The creative ICT use of music teachers in primary schools today has a significant impact on the quality of learning objectives, motivation and efficiency.

Keywords

Distance education

Music teacher

Professional experience

COVID-19

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Tina Bohak Adam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Music Education at the University of Ljubljana, Academy of Music. In her research, she focuses on the history of opera and concert performance and the introduction of ICT to education-related academic programs. She is the author of scientific and technical articles and monographs Julij Betetto (1885–1963) – nestor opernih in koncertnih pevcev [“Julij Betetto (1885–1963) – Nestor of Opera and Concert Singers”] (2015) and Hočem postati pevka – portret koncertne pevke, altistke Marije Bitenc Samec [“I Want to Become a Singer – a portrait of concert singer, alto Marija Bitenc Samec”] (2018).

Mira Metljak is a professor assistant in education methodology and statistics at the Faculty of Education University of Ljubljana. She also collaborates at different Slovene (at the moment, e.g., Innovative learning and teaching in higher education (INOVUP)) and international (at the moment, e.g., Erasmus + Integrity) projects.