ABSTRACT
The article highlights the current state of the use of digital tools for the organization of distance learning of students in general secondary education institutions in Ukraine based on an online survey of teaching staff conducted in the period from January 25 to February 25, 2022 by the Institute of Digitalization of Education of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine. The Ukrainian education system, like the educational systems of other countries, faced challenges related to the need to intensively conduct distance learning in educational institutions in connection with quarantine measures in the languages of the COVID-19 pandemic. 54,254 people of various categories of educators took part in the survey, including teachers of general secondary education institutions, methodologists of the post-graduate education system, school psychologists and heads of secondary education institutions. The main questions of the questionnaire, which were divided into three blocks, related to the organization of distance learning in practice and the state of readiness of educators to use digital tools for the preparation and conducting of educational activities by teachers of special educational institutions, as well as the determination of their needs and educational resources, electronic learning tools that are used the most by demand. The novelty of the survey is based on the selection and use during the survey of teacher digital competence categories that are consistent with the international framework of digital competence of citizens, in particular the Digital Competence Framework DigComp 2.0 and 2.1, developed by the European community. Summarized data on the results of self-assessment by pedagogical workers of their digital competence are presented. The results of online surveys of teachers in 2020, 2021 and 2022 were compared and the dynamics of teachers' use of digital tools for distance learning was highlighted. Conclusions are provided that will contribute to the practical use of survey results by education management bodies, institutions and institutions for teacher training, general secondary education institutions, scientific institutions and other interested parties in organizing the necessary measures, the implementation of which will contribute to the successful use of ICT and the implementation of distance learning. The purpose of the article is to present the results of an online survey of teachers and other pedagogical workers to all interested parties for practical use in the organization of distance learning in schools.