Ensino virtual e pandemia: desafios enfrentados pelos discentes do curso de Ciências Contábeis da UFPB

Abstract

This research aimed to understand the challenges faced by students of the Accounting Sciences course at UFPB - Campus I, in the teaching-learning relationship in periods attended virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to reach the intended objective, an exploratory and descriptive field research with a quantitative and qualitative approach was used, based on previous studies related to this theme. Data was collected out through an online questionnaire, sent bye mail and WhatsApp, applied to students with an active link in the Accounting Sciences course at UFPB, receiving a total of 115 responses. Through the data obtained, it was possible to observe that most of the sample had difficulties adapting to remote classes, considering that a small portion had had contact with virtual classes/EaD before the Covid-19 pandemic. Although the modality of remote classes had restrictions, active methodologies were important allies to guarantee quality teaching and learning and to make students more participatory and collaborative in the production of knowledge, making classes more dynamic and developing behavioral and professional skills. In addition, through the bibliographical readings carried out, it was possible to understand that the Covid-19 pandemic made people adapt to the new reality, forcing them to reinvent themselves and discover new tools and technologies that could be used on the teaching-learning process. Thus, it is concluded that, despite all the difficulties faced by students and teachers, remote teaching proved to be a guide and was indispensable for the continuity of activities outside universities, in a period of uncertainty and chaos for society as a whole.