Students’ Satisfaction with Teaching Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Istraživanje zadovoljstva studenata nastavom pre i za vreme Covid-19 pandemije
Abstract
The aim of paper is to examine students‘ satisfaction of teaching in the classroom and online teaching. Students’ satisfaction is a key determinant of students’ loyalty and the spread of positive word-of-mouth, which affects the image of the faculty and the future of its business. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, higher education institutions were forced to quickly adapt to the newly created circumstances in education and switch from classical classroom teaching to online teaching. The paper analyses the current literature on the importance of managing relationships with service users, the concept of students’ satisfaction and highlights key factors for teaching. The research was conducted on a suitable sample consisting of third- and fourth-year students at the state faculty in Serbia. The data analysis included 168 validly completed questionnaires and based on these results, the paper discusses the implications and provides guidelines for future research. The study will be useful for teachers to identify factors that will improve the level of students’ satisfaction with online teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic and later when teaching return to the classrooms.
Apstrakt
Cilj rada je ispitati zado-voljstvo studenata nastavom u učionici i online nastavom. Zadovoljstvo studenata je ključna determinanta lojalnosti studenata i širenja pozitivne propagande, što utiče na percepciju fakulteta i budućnost njegovog poslovanja. Usled pandemije Covid-19, visokoobrazovne institucije bile su primorane na brzo prilagođavanje novonastalim okolnostima u obrazovanju i prelazak sa klasične nastave u učionici na online nastavu. Rad se oslanja na postojeću literaturu o značaju upravljanja odnosima sa korisnicima usluga, analizira koncept zadovoljstva studenata i ističe faktore koji predstavljaju najveće izazove za nastavu. Istraživanje je sprovedeno na prigodnom uzorku koga su činili studenti treće i četvrte godine državnog fakulteta u Srbiji. Analiza podataka obuhvatila je 168 validno popunjenih upitnika i na osnovu tih podataka, u radu su razmotrene implikacije i date smernice za buduća istraživanja. Studija će biti korisna fakultetima da identifikuju faktore koji će poboljšati nivo zadovoljstva studenata na online nastavi tokom pandemije Covid-19 i kasnije kada se nastava bude vratila u učionice.
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