Educational climate during the Emergency Remote Teaching in the COVID-19 pandemic:

students’ perception

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51723/ccs.v33i04.1127

Keywords:

Education, Medical, Education, Distance, COVID-19, Focus groups

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the perceptions of students from the 1st to the 4th year of the medical course at a public Brazilian Higher Education Institution (IES) regarding the educational climate of their college during the period of Emergency Remote Teaching imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Six focus groups were conducted with 35 students between December 2020 and January 2021. These sessions were recorded, transcribed, and subsequently subjected to discourse analysis. Results: The students expressed predominantly negative views, highlighting issues in the three domains that constitute an educational climate: relationships, goal orientation, and organization/regulation. They frequently addressed the repercussions of the pandemic on students' mental health and how it affected their learning experience. Conclusion: The students identified various negative aspects in the educational climate of their institution during the period of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT).

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Angelo de Medeiros Stevanato, Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS)

Estudante de Medicina. Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS). Brasília, DF, Brasil

Vitória de Lima Fernandes, Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS)

Estudante de Medicina. Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS). Brasília, DF, Brasil

Derek Chaves Lopes, Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS)

Estudante de Medicina. Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS). Brasília, DF, Brasil

Paulo Roberto Silva, Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde

Mestre em Educação de Profissionais da Saúde (MHPE). Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde (ESCS). Brasília, DF, Brasil

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de Medeiros Stevanato A, de Lima Fernandes V, Chaves Lopes D, Roberto Silva P. Educational climate during the Emergency Remote Teaching in the COVID-19 pandemic: : students’ perception. Com. Ciências Saúde [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 21 [cited 2024 May 12];33(04). Available from: https://revistaccs.escs.edu.br/index.php/comunicacaoemcienciasdasaude/article/view/1127

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