Analysis Models of Pupil Class Collectives Focused on Efficiency of the Educational Process

Abstract

The paper presents four models, references for analysis, and approaches of the most important social micro-groups in an educational unit, i.e. the groups of pupils’ classes. The micro-research carried out, consisting in the application of a questionnaire with closed and open questions applied on a group of 711 teachers in Romanian pre-university education, identifies the socio-psychological and socio-pedagogical model as the most effective models for approaching the pupil class and the pandemic period that everyone went through as the determining cause of some changes of approach of the social actors of the Romanian pre-university education system. In order to increase the efficiency of the educational process, it is recommended to digitize it by increasing connectivity in schools, the digital literacy of pupils, the training and development of digital skills among teachers, according to the priorities set by the European Commission for the next period.

Investigating the Attitudes of First-Year Students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Galati towards Online Teaching Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Digital technology has penetrated strongly in the educational process, as a useful and effective teaching tool for various specializations, even in language learning, increasing student performance and diversifying learning experiences [27]. The efficiency of the teaching act in the pandemic implies fast measures aiming at increasing the computer skills of teachers, ensuring the availability of the internet connection in schools and improving the digital literacy of students, computer skills being vital in the optimal development of the teaching-learning process [28].…”