Reality Shock of Distance Learning for Novice Teachers Attending the New Teachers Programme at the Specialised Centre for Professional Training of Teachers at the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study aimed at discovering the level of reality shock of distance learning for novice teachers attending the New Teachers Programme at the Specialised Centre for Professional Training of Teachers at the time of Covid-19 Pandemic. It also aimed at investigating the availability of any statistically signifcant differences in the means of this shock attributed to variables such as sex and years of experience. The study used the analytical descriptive methodology. The study used on a questionnaire designed specifcally for this study's data collection from a sample of 200 novice teachers. The following were some of the main results of this study: • The level of reality shock of novice teachers involved in distance learning was moderate in general. • Statistically signifcant differences between male and female teachers in the level of the shock were in favour of females. • Differences in the level of reality shock were found statistically signifcant between novice teachers of two years of experience and novice teachers of four years of experience in some dimensions in favour of novice teachers of four years of experience.