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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RFDS</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Regional Formation and Development Studies</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2029-9370</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2029-9370</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>KU</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">12_NORVILIENE</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15181/rfds.v34i2.2251</article-id>
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        <article-title>Experiences of Pre-Primary Education Teachers in Assessing Children’s Achievements and Progress in Distance Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic</article-title>
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      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="Author">
          <name>
            <surname>Norvilienė</surname>
            <given-names>Aida</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:aida.norviliene@ku.lt">aida.norviliene@ku.lt</email>
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        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_000">Klaipėda University</aff>
        <contrib contrib-type="Author">
          <name>
            <surname>Ramanauskienė</surname>
            <given-names>Sada</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:sada.ramanauskiene@gmail.com">sada.ramanauskiene@gmail.com</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_RFDS_aff_001"/>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_001">Klaipėda University</aff>
        <contrib contrib-type="Author">
          <name>
            <surname>Strazdienė</surname>
            <given-names>Neringa</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:n.strazdiene@gmail.com">n.strazdiene@gmail.com</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_RFDS_aff_002"/>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_002">Klaipėda University</aff>
        <contrib contrib-type="Author">
          <name>
            <surname>Braslauskienė</surname>
            <given-names>Rasa</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:rasa.braslauskiene@gmail.com">rasa.braslauskiene@gmail.com</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_RFDS_aff_003"/>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_003">Klaipėda University</aff>
        <contrib contrib-type="Author">
          <name>
            <surname>Jacynė</surname>
            <given-names>Reda</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:vismantiene.r@gmail.com">vismantiene.r@gmail.com</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_RFDS_aff_004"/>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_RFDS_aff_004">Klaipėda University</aff>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>34</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>143</fpage>
      <lpage>154</lpage>
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      <abstract>
        <p>The Covid-19 pandemic posed new challenges and opportunities for participants in education. The following article reveals the experiences</p>
        <p>of pre-primary education teachers in assessing children’s achievements and progress in distance education during the first</p>
        <p>lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic. The qualitative research involved 15 pre-primary education teachers who worked remotely in</p>
        <p>the spring of 2020. The method of semi-structured interview was chosen. The continuity of education was found to be maintained.</p>
        <p>All activities were transferred to distance education by emphasising the opportunity for parents to engage, interest and motivate</p>
        <p>children. Various tools for distance education were used: online platforms and social networks, general digital software, and specialised</p>
        <p>software for the creation and demonstration of teaching materials. The assessment of children’s achievements and progress in</p>
        <p>distance education is seen by teachers as a complex process that requires a high level of parental involvement.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>Covid-19 pandemic</kwd>
        <kwd>pre-primary education</kwd>
        <kwd>distance education</kwd>
        <kwd>assessment of children’s achievements and progress</kwd>
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        <label>JEL CODES</label>
        <kwd>I21</kwd>
        <kwd>I25</kwd>
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