STUDENTS' AND TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF EMERGENCY REMOTE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN MONTENEGRIN HIGHER EDUCATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

This paper presents the results of the research carried out to determine the perceptions of students (N=377) and professors (N=69) in higher education institutions in Montenegro of remoted teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire was used to collect data on: a. perception of basic characteristics of delivered teaching and learning, and b. difficulties encountered by the respondents, as well as their preferences toward face-to-face or online teaching. The survey results show that the respondents' perceptions of characteristics of delivered teaching and learning tend to be positive, with almost all the scores equal to the mean scale value (3) or higher. The students' concentration during teaching received the lowest score. The respondents pointed to a number of issues (technical, psychological, communication, organisational, etc.) they faced, but also the benefits they noted during the teaching and learning in the digital environment.