Analysis of the Results of Using the Means of Organisation of Distance Learning when Training the Future Primary School Teachers under the Conditions of Quarantine

The study analyses the results of using software and hardware during distance learning. The basis for the study was the Khmelnytskyi Humanitarian-Pedagogical Academy and the Municipal Institution of Higher Education “Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Barskyi HumanitarianPedagogical College”. A survey of students who studied computer science in the 1st and 2nd year of the specialty “Primary Education” was conducted. This allowed studying the attitude of the future primary school teachers towards different means of distance learning, determining the conditions for organising distance learning for students of both institutions, comparing the results of teaching computer science for the future primary school teachers by distance and conventional forms. It was found that most students are positive about the use of the platforms offered by the institution and consider their opportunities sufficient for their learning. Adaptation to the new platforms and tools took several weeks. The most popular among the tools were Google Classroom, blog, cloud documents, video tutorials on YouTube, online tests, and more. Quite a large number of students underestimate the effectiveness of video conferencing and prefer other types of electronic materials. However, when explaining new material, sounding presentations increases the level of knowledge acquisition. The main problems that students face during distance learning are the lack of access to computer devices and the Internet, as well as a considerable number of tasks in various disciplines, which causes overload and deterioration of both students' well-being and the quality of their education. The study of students' grades in the discipline “Computer Science” in 2019 and 2020 made it possible to compare the results at the beginning of quarantine and at the end of the semester. This approach allows determining the effectiveness of the use of distance learning. The results indicate that during the quarantine there was no considerable deterioration in student grades. Statistical analysis confirmed the identity of the results of semester control in groups that studied in the conventional and distance form