AUTHOR=Ohle-Peters Annika , Shahat Mohamed A. TITLE=Differences in instructional quality during the Covid-19 pandemic between Oman and Germany and the role of teacher competences JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education VOLUME=Volume 8 - 2023 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1244548 DOI=10.3389/feduc.2023.1244548 ISSN=2504-284X ABSTRACT=School closures during the Covid-19 pandemic hit educational systems worldwide, forcing teachers to switch to digital learning settings. The presented study aims to a) adapt and evaluate scales on instructional quality in digital settings, b) describe instructional quality during the pandemic, and c) to identify predictive teacher competences. Analyses of data from N=284 teachers in Oman and Germany revealed mostly good psychometric parameters, differences in instructional quality between both countries, and positive relations between teachers' competences and instructional quality. The present study contributes to instrument development and to the growing body of research, investigating teaching quality during the pandemic.