Educating and assessing during lockdown in Spain: the rural and urban world

Abstract

It analyzes the vision and proposals of members of family units in rural and urban Spain on how to educate and evaluate schools during the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 global health crisis. A descriptive study was carried out using the online survey methodology on a non-probabilistic sample of 3,376 cases. Data from urban and rural groups have been compared and analyzed through descriptive statistics, hypothesis contrasting, and qualitative content analysis. The results indicate that, although scarce, there are still digital gaps in access to means and resources to continue the educational process at home. There are statistically significant differences in access to computers, quality internet connection, curricular materials and resources between rural and urban groups, and the perception of the educational capability of adults in the household to accompany students in their tasks. Their evaluations in the last question posed are developed around the categories of (1) family experiences, (2) criticism of the management of the crisis, (3) proposals for improvement, (4) proposals for the next academic year.