TEACHING MODALITIES IN BRAZILIAN AND PORTUGUESE UNIVERSITIES: A CASE STUDY ON THE PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS IN TIMES OF COVID-19

ABSTRACT

This article presents an analysis of the use of different teaching modalities in higher education, considering the current context provoked by COVID-19. The study is based on a literature review on the subject and on a questionnaire applied to 225 university students and professors from Brazil and Portugal, of which 144 had their face-to-face classes replaced by distance classes. Most respondents consider distance learning worse than face-to-face, the communication worse, the assessment more difficult, the demand higher, and the learning worse. In addition, professors think they spend much more of their time and dedication for distance learning, while students seem to engage less. When asked about the future of higher education, most believe that the most used teaching modality will be the hybrid one. Although distance learning provides several advantages, participants miss face-to-face interaction.

KEYWORDS:
COVID-19; higher education; teaching modalities