Research article | Open Access
International Journal of Trends and Developments in Education 2025, Vol. 5(2) 12-34
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on teachers’ perception of Online Teaching and their Buoyancy in a BYOD international school
pp. 12 - 34 | DOI: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18014628
Publish Date: December 22, 2025 | Single/Total View: 0/0 | Single/Total Download: 0/0
Abstract
We present a retrospective comparative study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on secondary teachers’ perceptions of their online lessons and of teacher buoyancy, in a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) international school in the Netherlands. The research used an online questionnaire including closed and open-ended questions. This was distributed to the teaching staff in May 2023, two years after the end of the pandemic. The results include a descriptive analysis of qualitative data on teaching online and for teacher perception of buoyancy. By applying also the chi-square test of independence, we investigated the impact of the campus closure and remote learning on “years of teaching experience” and the perception of their “confidence in the use of technology”. Our results showed that: a) teachers reporting “confidence in the use of technology” were more able to navigate remote learning successfully, and b) teachers with fewer “years of teaching experience” required additional support on innovative teaching methodologies and student engagement to better cope with unexpected circumstances such as those experienced during calamities like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Online classes, COVID-19, Survey, Teachers’ perception, Teacher Buoyancy, chi-square test of independence
APA 7th edition
Andreadis, I., & Watts, M. (2025). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on teachers’ perception of Online Teaching and their Buoyancy in a BYOD international school. International Journal of Trends and Developments in Education, 5(2), 12-34. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18014628
Harvard
Andreadis, I. and Watts, M. (2025). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on teachers’ perception of Online Teaching and their Buoyancy in a BYOD international school. International Journal of Trends and Developments in Education, 5(2), pp. 12-34.
Chicago 16th edition
Andreadis, Ioannis and Martin Watts (2025). "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on teachers’ perception of Online Teaching and their Buoyancy in a BYOD international school". International Journal of Trends and Developments in Education 5 (2):12-34. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18014628
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