Uso das tecnologias de informação e comunicação no processo de ensino e aprendizagem em tempos de pandemia da Covid-19. um estudo comparativo entre a Escola Secundária São Dâmaso e a Escola Secundária Francisco Manyanga

Abstract

Information and communication technologies have brought significant innovations to the world due to its advancement and development that facilitates and improves man's life and work. In the past, it was up to men to perform all tasks and to do so they needed a lot of effort. and dedication. Nowadays, with the advancement of technology, many tasks that were previously the responsibility of man carry them out, nowadays, information and communication technologies help man well like society in general. In education, information and communication technologies help students in their search for academic content, and help school managers to plan and organize the databases student data. This research refers to the use of information and communication technologies in the process of teaching and learning in times of the Covid-19 pandemic and brings a comparative study between São Dâmaso Secondary School and Francisco Manyanga Secondary School, with the aim to analyze the experiences of using ICTs in the teaching and learning process in times of pandemic at Francisco Manyanga Secondary School and São Dâmaso Secondary School. Using a mixed approach, that is, a combination of qualitative and quantitative, the questionnaire survey technique was used. The sample was composed of 60 students, 30 from each school. The research results reveal that a large proportion of students had access to ICTs in times of pandemic however, did not have a good command of them. The research results also reveal that despite the challenges imposed by the pandemic and some difficulties such as handling of ICTs, the quality of the internet and the mobile network, ICTs contributed positively for the teaching and learning process in times of pandemic. To combat the spread of the pandemic, schools chose to introduce the virtual teaching model to respond to the new reality of life that the pandemic brought. There was a change from the face-to-face teaching environment to the virtual, there was the introduction of virtual teaching platforms and the use of technological tools that helped learning in times of pandemic. This research also illustrates that in Mozambique, for example, a large proportion of students were excluded from virtual education due to socioeconomic conditions, especially in rural areas where most students do not have a cell phone, much less a television and mobile network It is not quality that makes the internet not work perfectly.(TRADUÇAO NOSSA)