The objective of this work was to verify the teaching strategies used by teachers in public
elementary school in the city of Santarém/PA during the beginning of the COVID-19
pandemic. The study refers to a qualitative research conducted through the application of an
online questionnaire composed of eight questions (Appendix). The data were analyzed
through a questionnaire available on the online platform (Google Forms) and with face-toface visits in fifteen municipal and/or state schools between September 6 and September 29,
2002. The target audience for the research was teachers, of science and/or biology, working
during the onset of the Covid-19, 2020 and 2021 pandemic. The data obtained were analyzed
using descriptive statistics. A total of 30 teachers responded to the questionnaire, among
them, the age group of 41 to 50 years was the most predominant (54%). School activities were
suspended and students studied remotely (72%) and (19%) in the form of hybrid teaching.
The planning of lessons and pedagogical activities to reinforce the lessons was supported by
the pedagogical team (55%). It was observed that the main activities to support the classes
with the greatest predominance were through WhatsApp groups (77%). The way the students'
progress and/or difficulties were recorded was through written activities, sent online,
representing (60%). About the main challenge of the pedagogical work and the changes in the
teaching activities, (42%) of the teachers answered that it was the use of digital technologies,
followed by Internet access with (29%). It is concluded that the main challenges faced were
related to the use of digital technologies, since many students do not have computers, cell
phones, or Internet access in their homes, which possibly generated a lack of interest among
students, which probably compromised their learning performance in this period.
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